More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in Congress expressed support for a series of lawsuits that environmental and tribal groups filed last year over the Trump administration’s decision to trim the size of two national monuments in southern Utah.
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Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, reportedly plans to introduce legislation to redesignate two national monuments in his state — including one in an area that has seen some oil and gas drilling — and hinted that an additional statute to modify the Antiquities Act of 1906 could be forthcoming.
Zinke Said to Suggest Trimming National Monument Designations
Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke has reportedly recommended that President Trump trim the size of at least three national monuments designated by previous administrations, including the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah.
Zinke Recommends Shrinking Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument
Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke said he believes the Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah should be reduced in size.
Trump Executive Orders Prompt Review of 27 National Monuments
The Department of Interior (DOI) said it will review 27 national monument designations in order to comply with two executive orders (EO) signed last month by President Trump, and will seek public comments over the designations — a first in the department’s history.
After Trump Executive Orders, Interior Begins Review of 27 National Monuments
The Department of Interior (DOI) said it will review 27 national monument designations in order to comply with two executive orders (EO) signed last month by President Trump, and will seek public comments over the designations — a first in the department’s history.
Western Governors Push Back on Trump’s Public Lands Orders
Western governors are giving the Trump administration some feedback, and it is not all favorable, regarding the president’s executive orders on the handling of federal lands — on and offshore.
Impact on Oil, Gas Development Possible From Trump Review of National Monument Designations
President Trump signed an executive order (EO) Wednesday affecting the Antiquities Act of 1906, and potentially future oil and natural gas development, shortly after he and other Cabinet officials accused previous administrations of an “egregious abuse of federal power” in using the law to designate millions of acres as national monuments.
BLM Clears Way for More Uintah Basin Oil, Gas Development
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in Utah opened the door to the possibility of substantially more oil and natural gas development in parts of the Uintah Basin, issuing on Friday a record of decision (ROD) for up to 5,800 infill wells on federal, state and private lands south of Myton, UT.
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