WWP Statement on the Critical Importance of Protecting the Antiquities Act From Political Tampering
January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025
HAILEY, Idaho, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2025:
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The Antiquities Act allows presidents to establish national monuments in areas that need greater protections for natural, cultural, and historic resources. Presidents of both parties have been using the Act since 1906 to establish some of our most treasured landscapes. Grand Canyon, Katmai, and Zion National Parks, for example, all started out as monu . . .
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The Antiquities Act allows presidents to establish national monuments in areas that need greater protections for natural, cultural, and historic resources. Presidents of both parties have been using the Act since 1906 to establish some of our most treasured landscapes. Grand Canyon, Katmai, and Zion National Parks, for example, all started out as monu . . .