Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling
Cliff Side of Cedar Mesa in valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument. (Photo: BLM)
More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump’s decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can reveal.
Trump issued an executive order last month requiring the Department of Interior to review 27 monuments designated since 1996 – suggesting they could pose a barrier to energy independence.
