Environmental and Natural Resources

Congress Holds Oversight Hearing Regarding the Antiquities Act and the Bureau of Land Managements Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing titled “Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Limit Access to Public Lands.” In addition to discussing the Biden Administration’s actions and proposed actions in designating National Monuments via the Antiquities Act, testimony largely focused on […]

May 25, 2023 | 5 min read | Tagged: Antiquities Act, Arizona, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, FLPMA

Amanda A. Reeve Environmental & Regulatory Policy Advisor

Trump’s Executive Order Requires Hard Look at National Monument Designations

By Maribeth M. Klein By executive order, President Trump directed the Department of Interior to review national monuments designated since 1996 under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Antiquities Act grants the President authority to designate “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” on federal lands as national […]

April 28, 2017 | 3 min read | Tagged: Antiquities Act, Department of Interior, Executive Order, federal lands, national monuments, ryan zinke, Secretary of the Interior, trump

Maribeth M. Klein Former Proposals Specialist