Congress has introduced a bill to strip current and future presidents authority to designate national monuments. The bill would amend the 1906 Antiquities Act, making congressional approval and an extensive environmental review a prerequisite for the President to designate any new national monuments. New polling data has shown, however, that two out of three Americans oppose efforts to stop the creation of new national monuments, parks and wilderness areas. And 70% of American voters strongly support efforts by President Obama to permanently protect some public lands for future generations as national monuments or wildlife refuges. How can Congress be so out of touch with the wants of the American public they are supposed to represent? thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/01/16/3612702/new-congress-no-more-national-parks-bill/
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:04:52 +0000
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