On April 26, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”), “Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act,” to address what he called a “massive federal land grab.” The EO directs Interior Secretary Zinke to review all monument designations made under the...
Like presidents before him, President Obama is using the 1906 Antiquities Act, 16 U.S.C. § 431-433, as part of his presidential legacy. In September, 2014, Obama exercised this authority for the 12th time and expanded a national monument, created by his predecessor...
A coalition of environmental, recreational, political, and business groups has come together to support the establishment of a 1.8-million-acre national monument in the Colorado Plateau region of Southern Utah. The proposed Monument, covering an area larger than...