President Barack Obama has recently issue 1.65 million acres of protected land in Utah and Nevada. Each protect and ecologically fragile environment. This executive order establishes 1.35 million acres of land in southeastern Utah from oil drilling and mineral development. A commission of 5 Native American tribes will help manage the lands. Obama also set aside 300,000 acres if land for the Gold Butte National Monument at the request of Senator Harry Reid. Some are upset with this executive order because they claim it does not allow for economic development in those areas. President Obama invoked the Antiquities Act a total of 29 times, which allows the president to designate national monuments without the approval of Congress. Many republicans intend to work with the Trump administration to repeal these lands but the president only has the power to grant lands, not take away.
This article also proposes the idea of adding 6,200 acres to the California Coastal National Monument and enlarging the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument on the California-Oregon border. This seems like a great idea to me as it would preserve historic sites and make access easier. Obama has eight days left to accomplish this. It is a shame we are losing such an environmentally friendly and conscious president to a racist bigoted planet killer who only wants to make a quick dollar. update: Obama just announced it
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