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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 01 2017, @03:14PM
You've been confused by your Anarchocap for Dummies book. ;-) The weenie word you're looking for is value. And a weenie word it is. Value is defined as fundamentally anything that makes a statement using it true, even if it contradicts another statement's usage of the word. This argument is kind of like trying to say claim that all colors are green. The only difference is academic - the wavelength absorption/reflection bands are changed a shade, but it's all green. Radio waves? Nope, green waves. X-rays? Nope, green-rays. Is the sky blue? No, it's green. Space empty... black? Nope, green. Roses are red? Nope, green. Of course you're free to say whatever you like, but trying to magically redefine words to make a view seem less radicalized is itself an ironic example of extreme radicalization.