As Trump administration reviews 27 national monuments,conservationists fear a federally mandated effort to strip public lands of environmental protectionsA decision by the Republican governor of Maine, Paul LePage, and to ban signs to Katahdin Woods and Waters,a national monument designated by Barack Obama, has been described as “sophomoric and petty” by a member of the family that donated the 87563-acre tract to the nation. Related: 'This is our land': unique Mexico's tribal groups gear up to fight for their domestic Related: Obama leaves 'phenomenal legacy' of protecting historic and natural land Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com