The Washington Post: [U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan] Zinke\u2019s monument review is praised by New England and Hawaii commercial fishing groups, along with New Mexico ranchers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFishing groups said they were encouraged by Zinke stating that his recommendations would \u2018provide a much needed change for the local communities who border and rely on these lands for hunting and fishing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHispanic ranchers from New Mexico who met with [Zinke] while he gathered information about national monuments say they\u2019re encouraged that the changes could help them get more grazing and water rights.\u201d (editorial: \u201cThe Latest: REI pledges to oppose US monument changes,\u201d The Washington Post, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Roll Call: House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop \u201ccalled for Congress to overhaul the Antiquities Act to place \u2018reasonable limits\u2019 on the way presidents use the statute.\u201d \u201c…the Obama administration had abused the statute that allows presidents to designate national monuments without congressional action. The Interior review, he said, was necessary because some of the designations were a result of abuse of the statute and did not allow for adequate input by local communities.\u201d (editorial: \u201cMonuments Review Spurs Call to Overhaul Antiquities Act,\u201d Roll Call, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Waco Tribune-Herald: The Waco Tribune-Herald praises \u201cZinke\u2019s reported decision to preserve those national monuments whose designations suddenly appeared in doubt.\u201d \u201cOne reason this newspaper cheered Zinke\u2019s addition to the President\u2019s Cabinet this year was because of his staunchly conservative credentials as a Republican congressman, yet his resistance to those on the far right who want the government to sell off or give away federal lands, including, yes, parks and monuments. Whatever else, Zinke has indicated he understands President Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s insight in first employing the National Antiquities Act of 1906 in preserving public lands.\u201d (editorial: \u201cPraise for Interior Secretary Zinke\u2019s recommendation preserving our national monuments,\u201d Waco Tribune-Herald, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Las Cruces Sun-News: Secretary Zinke came to New Mexico with legitimate reasons and left with information he needs to make a recommendation, not a popular vote for or against the monument. \u201cHe visited with the governor, local government, tribal representatives, veterans, Friends of the Organ Mountains, officials concerned with flood control, watershed management, rights of way, border security, public safety officials and ranchers. In my estimation, he visited with a broad spectrum of local citizens to hear their concerns, and not whether people were for or against the monument.\u201d (editorial: \u201cZinke monument review has been fair,\u201d Las Cruces Sun-News, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Americans for Tax Reform: Americans for Tax Reform\u2019s president Grover Norquist applauds Zinke\u2019s \u201cefforts to highlight some of the most prevalent issues facing national monument designations under the Antiquities Act.\u201d \u201cFor too long the Antiquities Act has allowed for the unbridled abuse of executive power, far beyond what lawmakers intended when the Act was first passed. The Antiquities Act has permitted past Presidents to designate vast swaths of public land as national monuments unilaterally, often with little to no input from affected stakeholders.\u201d (editorial: \u201cATR applauds Secretary Zinke\u2019s Efforts to Improve Antiquities Act Designations,\u201d Americans for Tax Reform, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Americans for Prosperity: Americans for Prosperity praises Secretary Zinke for sending \u201cPresident Trump a series of recommendations designed to give additional flexibility to local communities impacted by overly broad management of federal lands under the Antiquities Act.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re pleased that Secretary Zinke has undertaken a review of these large sites from the past two decades to ensure the government is not needlessly encroaching on local economic use, tribal activities, recreation, or simple public access.\u201d (editorial: \u201cAFP Thanks Interior Secretary for Recommendations to Rein in Antiquities Act Abuses,\u201d Americans for Prosperity, 8-24-17)<\/p>\n
Washington Times: The Washington Times praises Zinke, saying \u201cInterior\u2019s Ryan Zinke thankfully suggests shrinking national monuments.\u201d \u201cAmericans find themselves facing the slow erosion of private property rights, while would-be miners suffer the very real plight of losing jobs, losing money, losing the freedom to tap resources as they see fit. It\u2019s high time reason be restored to the oft-burdensome, oft-restrictive government bureaucracies in charge of all the U.S. land management and control, agencies that include the National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management and Environmental Protection Agency,\u201d (editorial: Interior\u2019s Ryan Zinke thankfully suggests shrinking national monuments,\u201d Washington Times, 8-25-17)<\/p>\n
Bangor Daily News: Various members of Congress praise Zinke for his monument recommendation. \u201cI am confident that the decision that [Zinke] announces will reflect his in-depth consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders and people in the region,\u201d Sen. Susan Collins said. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said she liked Zinke\u2019s \u201cdeliberative study of the monument, his recommendation to protect it.\u201d Rep. Rob Bishop, a Utah Republican, said the president should take all the time he needs to study the report before releasing it,\u201d(editorial: Interior Secretary Zinke recommends keeping Maine\u2019s national monument, Bangor Daily News, 8-25-17). (DOI)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Washington Post: [U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan] Zinke\u2019s monument review is praised by New England…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[18085,18086,6405,67],"class_list":["post-258930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-interior-secretary-zinke","tag-national-antiquities-act","tag-new-mexico","tag-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}