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Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands

Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, Aug. 25, issued a report to President Trump containing recommendations on possibly shrinking recently designated national monuments. The contents of the report have not been released, though a Zinke statement indicates some protections will be removed, in opposition to the lion’s share of public input. Below is a statement from Howie Dash, Sierra Club Southern New Mexico Group’s outings leader, in reaction to the news: “A whopping 99% of the 2.7 million public comments ...
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