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August 25, 2017

Interior Dept. to Reduce Size of National Monuments, Open Lands to Exploitation
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday recommended shrinking the size
of several national monuments, while leaving open the prospect of
allowing drilling, mining, and other industries in the protected sites.
The Trump administration has yet to release details of the plans, which
could affect up to 27 national monuments, and secretary Zinke said only
he was recommending changes to a "handful" of sites. In a statement, the
Center for Biological Diversity said, "Trump and Zinke are hiding the
report so they don't have to face public backlash for trying to sell out
America's public lands to fossil fuel development and logging. They're
asking for a court battle. And they'll get one."


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