Op-Ed: Crapo applauds monument order

In a guest opinion, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo welcomes an executive order by President Donald Trump, calling for a review of all National Monuments approved since 1996 that exceed 100,000 acres or didn’t get adequate public review:

“Americans deserve to enjoy a variety of benefits from our nation’s abundant, while increasingly pressured, public lands.  Top-down national monument designations can result in severe restriction on access to public lands and economic disruption to surrounding communities.  States and affected stakeholders where a monument could be located must play a key role in the decision-making process.  A recent Executive Order issued by President Trump would help with this objective by providing for the review of national monument designations and expansions with an emphasis on considering local involvement.” Full guest opinion here.

Question: Do you support this review of public monuments?