President Trump appears to roll back public land protections

Written By Lucy Livesay

In a midnight executive order, President Trump appears to roll back two national monuments—Chuckwalla and Sattitla Highlands in California—to open protected public lands to “economic development and energy production.” The language has since been removed from the White House website and the status of the monuments remains unclear.

Lucy Livesay
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