Under Donald Trump, the United States is quickly joining the list of nations that persist in promoting revisionist histories ...

For example, four national parks and monuments in southeastern Utah, including Natural Bridges, drew about 2.4 million visitors who spent nearly US$400 million in surrounding communities.

The Trump administration has sparked confusion over the future of two national monuments in California that President Joe Biden designated before he left office. Why it matters: Presidents do not ...

Voters want national monuments protected in perpetuity, not opened for drilling and mining.” Interior Department staff members have 15 days to submit a plan for opening federal lands to more mining.

National monuments were a major political issue during Barack Obama’s presidency, given that he established more than any president before or after— 23, to be exact.

FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, the 'House on Fire' ruins are shown in Mule Canyon, near Blanding, Utah. President Joe Biden will expand two sprawling national monuments in Utah, the ...

America’s irreplaceable natural treasures got a well-deserved reprieve from peril when President Joe Biden restored protections Friday for three national monuments. But Bears Ears and Grand ...

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 ...

Here are three other proposed national monuments, although advocates are pushing for many more: Castner Range in Texas In March, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Castner Range in El Paso, as ...

National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law – the Antiquities Act. By Monica Hubbard, Boise State University Updated June 11, 2025 10:03 p.m.