Monuments

  • Groups Advocate for Historic Latino Monuments in Texas

    Every 30 seconds in the U.S. a Latino citizen turns 18, and it is Latino Advocacy Week, the second annual initiative where community leaders champion causes supporting Latinos across the nation. This week, a series of events, meetings and webinars will be held by various community groups, nonprofits and elected...
  • Desert Businesses Work to Protect SoCal National Monuments

    Suzanne Potter California News Service TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Business supporters of California’s national monuments say they’re worried they may be next after President Donald Trump downsized two national monuments this week in Utah. The business community near Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountains National Monuments is declaring...
  • Groups Make Economic Case for Protecting CA National Monuments

    Suzanne Potter California News Service JOSHUA TREE, Calif. – The National Park system in California each year draws 42 million visitors who spend more than $2 billion and support almost 30,000 jobs. Public lands advocates hope these figures – just released by Democratic Party members of the Joint Economic...
  • A Sigh for the National Monuments

     U.S. Senate Defeats Attack on President’s Power to Create National Monuments  Suzanne Potter / California News Service Environmental groups are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Senate defeated an attack on the president’s ability to declare national monuments by executive order. Lawmakers on Tuesday killed an amendment to...
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