26-04-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com

Trump orders review of national monuments to allow development

By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow national monument designations to be rescinded or reduce the size of sites as the administration pushes to open up more federal land to drilling, mining and other development.Trump's order is part of an effort to reverse many of theenvironmental protections implemented by his predecessor, Democratic President Barack Obama that Trump said were hobbling economic growth.Trump's agenda is be
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