Obama Administration To Protect More Than 240,000 Acres Of American Treasures

Obama Administration To Protect More Than 240,000 Acres Of American Treasures: President Obama plans to use his executive authority to permanently protect five new national monuments next week.  This marks a significant step for the administration: It is now willing to step in and protect special places when Congress refuses to act. The new monuments will be: -  Rio Grande del Norte, in New Mexico -  [...]/p