A view of the Chuckwalla Mountains. In one of his final acts as head of state, former President Biden established Chuckwalla National Monument, protecting more than 600,000 acres of public lands in ...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum being sworn into a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Newly confirmed ...

The Trump administration is considering shrinking the boundaries of six national monuments to open them up for resource extraction, according to insiders and a leaked draft of an Interior Department ...

The Justice Department has told the president he can abolish monuments. Six have already come under scrutiny at the Interior Department. During his sole term in office, former President Joe Biden ...

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Native American and conservancy groups disagree with the expected change — -- The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is home to tall red cliffs, deep canyons, mesas, desert land and the two ...

A newly published U.S. Justice Department memo could open a path for President Donald Trump to roll back protections for millions of acres of federal lands and oceans. It has raised alarms among ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed his staff to review and possibly alter national monuments as part of a push to expand U.S. energy production, a move that could further shake up public ...