Tag: national monuments
Zinke recommends opening up pacific national monuments to commercial fishing
Many scientists see marine reserves as crucial to the health of surrounding waters, giving fishing populations the space they need to grow.
Trump to shrink Utah national monuments to allow drilling, mining
"Trump, with the conniving help of the Utah congressional delegation, just strangled the golden goose of Utah's future jobs..."
Leaked Zinke memo urges Trump to shrink national monuments, allow drilling
Zinke also proposed opening these publicly held national monuments up to drilling, logging, commercial fishing and other activities for private profit.
Carl Pope: Why Donald Trump is going after our national monuments
Under Trump’s instructions, his cabinet has bountifully rewarded the patron’s favorite clients with sparkling rewards.
2.7 million people want national monuments to remain protected
The public overwhelmingly supports public lands and oceans.
How not to lose 27 beautiful and sacred national monument areas
The Trump administration wants to know how you feel about your national monument lands. A public comment period opens May 12.
Trump’s plan to dismantle national monuments comes with steep cultural and...
The Trump administration will review the status of The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, one of the country’s most significant cultural sites.
Trump to launch unprecedented attack on national monuments
No president has ever attempted to withdraw a monument named by a predecessor.
Utah’s new national monument marks big win for the protection of...
By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.
President Obama created two new national monuments and Republicans are furious
Republicans vow to undo President Obama's new designations, but do they have the power to do so?
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.