Friday, July 10, 2015

Obama's Legacy--More National Monuments than Any Other President

++Today, President Obama declared over 1 million acres in Nevada, California,and Texas protected areas. 740,000 acres of which were in central Nevada's Basin and Range, and smaller ones at California's Berryessa Snow Mountain and Texas'Waco Mammoth.  The Nevada monument is roughly equivalent to the size of Rhode Island. 

++Using the Antiquities Act, President Obama has declared 19 national monuments, which encompasses 260 million acres, more than any other previous President.

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