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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Thursday he has sent recommendations from his review of more than two dozen national monuments to President Donald Trump, indicating that some could be scaled back to allow for more hunting and fishing and economic development.
The recommendations follow a 120-day study of 27 national monuments across the country, created by presidents since 1996, that Trump ordered in April as part of his broader effort to increase development on federal lands.
The review has cheered energy, mining, ranching and timber advocates but has drawn widespread criticism and threats of lawsuits from conservation groups and the outdoor recreation industry.
There were fears that Zinke would recommend the outright elimination of some of the monuments on the list, but on Thursday, speaking to the Associated Press in Billings, Montana, he said he will not recommend eliminating any.
Zinke said in a statement that the recommendations would "provide a much needed change for the local communities who border and rely on these lands for hunting and fishing, economic development, traditional uses, and recreation." He did not specify which monuments he plans to recommend be scaled back.
The Associated Press reported that Zinke said he would recommend changing the boundaries for a "handful" of sites.
If you're taking millions of acres off the table for one site, you fail at knowing the definition of a monument.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-monuments-idUSKCN1B41YA
Also at RT, CNN, The Washington Post and The Hill.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by aristarchus on Friday September 01 2017, @06:48PM (9 children)
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(Score: 2, Offtopic) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday September 01 2017, @10:16PM (8 children)
Use the Spam moderation for spam instead of "making a point" and you could.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday September 02 2017, @01:23AM (7 children)
There you go again, Buzz! Spamming the forum with redundant comments about the spam mod! If I could mod, I might have to mod this spam, just to make a point, again.
(Score: 4, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday September 02 2017, @01:41AM (6 children)
Second offense is six months, just in case you were wondering.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday September 02 2017, @01:48AM (5 children)
So, will you stop spamming SoylentNews with your incessant hall-monitoring?
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday September 02 2017, @02:42AM
Nope, that's what I get paid the big bucks for. I even have an official vest and everything.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 02 2017, @03:42AM (3 children)
You really, and truly, need to change your name. Or, was the real Aristarchus a petty whining bitch too? Have you ever suffered a hardship more severe than being deprived of moderation privileges for a few days? What a spoiled, pampered fuck you are.
(Score: 1, Troll) by aristarchus on Saturday September 02 2017, @09:48AM (2 children)
You, oh pampered by anonymity AC, need to change your name! Who are you to even address one such as I? Let alone the The Mighty Buzzard, who is Mighty? And of course, being the historically illiterate AC that you are, you do not comprehend the seriousness of the current stuggle! You probably would have gone with Chamberlain to Berlin, in search of "peace in our time", and let the Nazis mod-ban the Jews, the Communists, the Gays, the Roma, and the Catholics with balls! Wouldn't you? Oh, if my "whining" in defense of free speech and justice offends thee, pluck out thy, . . . well, pluck out something. Those of us working for social justice have no time for the annoyed. So we will continue posting here. Even if we must spam mod the Migratory Bandsaw one hundred times, even if we have to suffer mod-bans of months, or sixes of months, or shadow-bans and IP blocking, we will continue, because history is on our side. The right wing know this, it is why they have gone daft and extreme. I mean, seriously, Nazis and KKK and Militias from the '70s? CosPlay, dude! And Trump.
You may not be aware of the history of Samos. This island birthed many of the greatest minds of its era, including Pythagoras, Epicurus, Melissus, Aesop, and myself. You seem not to be aware that Pythagoras, the man who invented the term "philosophy", was forced to hide in a cave on Mount Kerkis, because the tyrant Polycrates tried to mod-ban him, or at least the ancient equivalent. So do not be surprised that the Sons of Samos are the First in Revolution in the Name of Justice, even here on SoylentNews, against the tyrant TMB. Really, it is no problem to me. I feel no pain, or even harm. Just concern for the dream that was SoylentNews, back when we started this adventure together. Or were you not there, AC?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday September 02 2017, @04:38PM
Look, man, you spammed. Someone saw it and correctly moderated it. Learn something for once instead of acting like a petulant child.
I didn't moderate you. I just refused to reverse legit moderation. I didn't mod-ban you either. I just shook my head, said "dumbass", and went on with my day.
You want someone to have a vendetta against, go for it. You're not going to get any help with that from me though. I happen to enjoy reading ~95% of what you have to say here. The rest I just say "meh" and go on to the next comment.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Sunday September 03 2017, @10:57AM
"This island birthed many of the greatest minds of its era"
Thank God and Evolution that we aren't relying on those Greeks to do our thinking today! How's that Greek economy doing, anyway?