From Mojave dunes to Pacific islands, the 19 national monuments being reconsidered under Trump

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Source: Chicago Tribune

President Trump's latest executive order calls for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review monuments created by Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama. These monuments were set aside as public land under the 1906 Antiquities Act, which gives presidents the power to limit use of public land for historic, cultural, scientific or other reasons.

In advance of the ceremony, Zinke said the order would apply only to monuments that are at least 100,000 acres.

Here’s a look at the national monuments that will be reviewed.

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-national-monuments-trump-order-20170426-htmlstory.html

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1. This makes me so angry

..... I was so happy when Obama declared my neighborhood (Berryessa Snow Mountain) a national monument. On my birthday no less!

Grrrr!!!!