Legal experts say shrinking sites illegal; lobbying heats up

摘要

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke advocated for an "illegal and unconstitutional action" when he proposed reductionsrnto Bears Ears National Monument last month, according to a new assessment endorsed by more than 120rnacademics with expertise in environmental, natural resources and administrative law.rnThe scholars also raised questions over a half-dozen legal issues in President Trump's late-April order mandatingrna review of dozens of national monuments with an eye toward eliminating or reducing the size of those sites.