MAINE: Fate of Monument Imminent


U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke listens to questions as part of a question and answer with media during a tour of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in June.(Ashley L. Conti) Buy Photo

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is expected to issue recommendations this week telling President Donald Trump what he should do with 27 national monuments, including Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

Trump sought the review of the monuments created since 1996, calling them a “massive federal land grab” that ignored the will of the people.

Zinke has already effectively “cleared” six of the 27 monuments, saying that he will recommend Trump leave them untouched.

Speculation is widespread, but no one really knows what the Trump administration will do...

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