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Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push

The New Head of the Interior Department has called for a review of national monuments and mining protections issued under past presidential administrations.
Interior Department staff members have 15 days to submit a plan for opening federal lands to more mining.
Doug Burgum's order raises concerns among conservation groups about potential reductions to monuments established by previous presidents.
Burgum's directives include reversing regulatory restrictions on the oil, coal, and gas industries adopted under Biden.

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The Epoch Times

Interior Department to Review Federal Land Leases Amid Energy Push

Federal officials will review public land leases and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents as part of efforts to expand domestic energy production, according to a Feb. 3 order from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. The secretarial order, titled ‘Unleashing American Energy,’ mandates a 15-day internal review by the Interior Department of certain public lands withdrawn from mining, oil, and gas dev…

17 days ago·New York, United States

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Nevada Current

Burgum's order puts Nevada's national monuments at risk • Nevada Current

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum being sworn into a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed federal officials to review and possibly revise all national monuments and mineral leasing withdrawals in the U.S., a move critics say could gut protections for Nevada’s most scenic landscapes. The secretari…

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Salt Lake Tribune

Trump administration moves to review national monuments for mining, drilling possibilities

The Department of the Interior will start taking “actions to review and, where appropriate, revise all withdrawn public lands,” like national monuments.

17 days ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered federal officials to review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources. The

18 days ago·United States

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

National monuments may be reviewed under Trump administration

A potential review could have wide-reaching impacts for Nevada, where then-President Joe Biden created a national monument out of Avi Kwa Ame.

18 days ago·Las Vegas, United States

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GreenLatinos

Business Owners, Veterans, Outdoor Recreationists, and Conservation Leaders from Maine to Oregon Speak Up for National Monuments in Wake of Stealthy Review - GreenLatinosclosechevron-downbars

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Juan Roberto Madrid, Colorado Clean Transportation & Energy Policy Advocate, juanmadrid@greenlatinos.org (Durango, CO) – On his first day in office, President Donald Trump made clear in multiple Executive Orders that his Administration would prioritize offering up our water, our wildlife, and our ways of life as sacrifices to corporate polluters as part of his anti-public lands agenda. Today, his newly confirmed Se…

18 days ago

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