Trump can abolish national monuments, US Justice Department says

Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad landscapes, including two in California created by his predecessor at the request of Native American tribes.A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can’t be revo…

Trump gains legal support to eliminate or shrink national monuments

President Donald Trump can legally revoke or shrink national monuments created by past presidents, according to a new Justice Department opinion that reverses long-standing legal precedent.Jennifer Yachnin reports for E&E News.In short:The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a new opinion asserting that the Antiquities Act gives presidents the authority not only to create but also to abolish or reduce national monuments.The…

Justice Department says Trump can undo national monuments; California areas could be on list

Trump officials say presidents can abolish monuments created by predecessors, and California's newest ones — Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands — are vulnerable.

DOJ says presidents can revoke monuments, not just create them

The 1906 Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” The post DOJ says presidents can revoke monuments, not just create them appeared first on High Country News.

National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law – the Antiquities Act

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DOJ says Trump can revoke national monuments. What does that mean for Utah?

The Justice Department issued a new opinion arguing President Trump can revoke national monument status, the latest step in a yearslong battle over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.