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Secretary Zinke Won't Recommend National Park Status For Bears Ears National Monument

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, halfway through his tour of two sprawling national monuments in Utah to decide whether they're inordinately large, told reporters on Tuesday that he was not likely to recommend national park status for Bears Ears National Monument.

Dueling Legal Opinions Offered In Battle Over National Monuments

Two legal analyses have been added to the debate over whether President Trump can unilaterally rescind the designation of Bears Ears National Monument and, not surprisingly, they reach different conclusions.
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Exploring Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument By Canoe

As soon as we slid the canoe into the river, the current grabbed it and pulled us towards the first rapid on our 26-mile guided trip down the East Branch of the Penobscot in the heart of Maine’s north woods. Now mid-May, it was the perfect time to run the Stream of Light, as the native Abenaki called it, in part because the black flies weren’t yet biting.

Effort To Overturn Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument Designation Not Expected

While lawmakers in Utah were hoping the Trump administration would overturn the designation of Bears Ears National Monument in their state, no such move is expected against Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, according to Lucas St. Clair.

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