National Monuments

July 14, 2017 | Article

Devastating Federal Forest Bill Would Clear Cut National Forests and Silence Our Dissent

Rather than protect national forests, this bill is a gift to the timber industry.

July 12, 2017 | Letter

Letter to DOJ & Opposing Counsel Regarding Sec. Zinke's Visit to Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

From Earthjustice and Western Environmental Law Center. "It is disturbing that the Secretary has planned several meetings with parties opposed to the Monument’s expansion and who have engaged in litigation challenging the expansion, without public notice to organizations and entities that support the Monument, including Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, and Governor Brown."

July 11, 2017 | Video

Trading Fossils For Fossil Fuels

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may hold the key to the disappearance of the dinosaurs. But Trump wants to trade these fossils for fossil fuel.

July 11, 2017 | Press Release

Senators Join Public Lands Groups To Call On Trump Administration To Listen To Overwhelming Public Support For National Monuments

As Interior moves to final stages of review, more than 2.7 million public comments support national monuments across the country

July 7, 2017 | Letter

Letter to Secretary Zinke and Secretary Ross

From academic scientists specializing in marine and environmental sciences, in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

July 7, 2017 | Letter

Letter to Secretary Zinke and Secretary Ross

From Peter J. Auster, PhD., Senior Research Scientist, Mystic Aquarium, and Scott D. Kraus, PhD., Vice President, Senior Science Advisor, Cabot Anderson Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium. Regarding information focused on the designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906.

June 27, 2017 | In the News: Hawai'i Public Radio

Papahanaumokuakea National Monument Review Opposed in Hawai'i

Paul Achitoff, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “The real question is whether President Trump can unilaterally undesignate them; no president has ever succeeded in doing that and I don’t believe he would succeed if he tries to do it in this case.”

June 22, 2017 | Article

Saving Northern Maine’s Economic Gem

: Local business owner Matthew Polstein is fighting the threatened repeal of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument because the new monument has already ramped up tourism and bolstered the regional economy.

June 20, 2017 | Article

Don’t Close the Door on a Climate Refuge

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument can serve as a vital ecological refuge for many species as the climate changes—but only if it’s protected.

June 20, 2017 | In the News: Courthouse News

Department of Interior Review Threatens Cascade Siskiyou National Monument

Kristen Boyles, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “There is huge public support for this monument from the local communities and state ... This monument doesn’t fit the pattern of the DOI review, and yet here we are because of one industry that has a very narrow view of how federal lands should be managed.”

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