Interior Dept Reviewing Federal Lands for Energy Needs
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Feb. 3 directed his assistant secretaries to review and, as appropriate, revise all withdrawn public lands.
As part of President Donald Trump's push to increase domestic energy production, the Interior Department is reviewing ways to utilize federal lands, which has alarmed environmental activists.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Feb. 3 directed his assistant secretaries to "review and, as appropriate, revise all withdrawn public lands," citing a federal statute corresponding to the Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows presidents to create national monuments, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.