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Coalition calls for ‘Monumental Mondays’ to defend national monuments from Trump
At a Capitol Hill rally, Rep. Grijalva questioned whether Trump even has the authority to undo a designation.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, speaks at a rally on May 2, 2017, opposing any rollbacks to national monument designations. CREDIT: National Parks Conservation Association
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At a Capitol Hill rally, Rep. Grijalva questioned whether Trump even has the authority to undo a designation.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, speaks at a rally on May 2, 2017, opposing any rollbacks to national monument designations. CREDIT: National Parks Conservation Association
Coalition calls for ‘Monumental Mondays’ to defend national monuments from TrumpHundreds of environmental, public interest, and civil rights groups are uniting to defend the Antiquities Act from actions by the Trump administration that could weaken protections for national monuments.
In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Tuesday, the groups expressed concern that the Interior Department’s review of the designations will serve as a “pretense to advance efforts to undermine or strip protections for current national monuments.”
Protect our national treasures!!!