Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push
FILE- The undated file photo shows the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument features sheer sandstone walls, broken occasionally by tributary canyons. Credit: AP/Douglas C. Pizac
As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources.
The review — laid out in a Monday order from new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — is raising alarms among conservation groups concerned that President Donald Trump will shrink or eliminate monuments established by his predecessors, including Democrat Joe Biden.
Burgum gave agency officials until Feb. 18 to submit plans on how to comply with his order.
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