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The Latest On: National Monuments

October 8, 2017 | In the News: Press Herald

Storm Brews Over New England’s National Monument Offshore

Zack Klyver, Senior Naturalist with the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co., Earthjustice client: “The idea of opening up the monument to commercial fishing defeats the purpose of having it"

September 19, 2017 | In the News: High Country News

In Monuments Report, A Skewed View Of Protections

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “This is all political posturing. This is not about doing right by the land or the majority of people who cherish these places.”

September 18, 2017 | Article

10 National Monuments Trump May Shrink, Log, Mine

Interior Secretary Zinke’s leaked recommendations to shrink or gut 10 national monuments would be the largest cut to protected lands and waters in U.S. history.

September 12, 2017 | Feature

In Conversation: National Monuments Under Threat

Earthjustice attorneys and policy staff discuss the Antiquities Act, national monuments, and the threats to these special protected public lands from the Trump administration.

August 31, 2017 | Article

Utah may be trading a dinosaur wonder for a coal mine

Earthjustice attorney Heidi McIntosh weighs in on Trump's attempt to take down national monuments

August 25, 2017 | Press Release

Earthjustice Files Freedom of Information Act Request for Secretary Zinke’s National Monuments Report

The American people have a right to know the fate of stunning public lands and waters that belong to all of us

August 25, 2017 | Legal Document

FOIA for Zinke Recommendations

Re: Expedited Request for Records Relating to the Review of National Monuments

August 24, 2017 | Press Release

Earthjustice on Zinke’s National Monuments Report: Secretary Zinke, Make Your Report Public

“The law is clear: only Congress has the authority to change a national monument designation under the Antiquities Act—not the president.”

August 24, 2017 | In the News: TIME Magazine

A Monumental Fight

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “An attack on one monument is an attack on all.”

August 23, 2017 | In the News: The Salt Lake Tribune

Commentary: Utah may be trading a dinosaur wonder for a coal mine

By Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice

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