Interior Secretary Won’t Recommend Eliminating Any National Monuments After Trump Review

Aug 25, 2017, 12:49 PM

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Following months of debate around the United States, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Thursday he would not be recommending that President Donald Trump eliminate any national monuments, according to the Associated Press. In April, Trump tasked the former Montana congressman with assessing 27 national monuments and deciding whether their boundaries should be shrunk or eliminated. His recommendations were due on Aug. 24.