#1728 The Law and National Monuments

Podcast: Listening to America · Listening to America

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

Clay interviews Professor Mark Squillace of the University of Colorado Boulder's law school about the history and future of the National Monuments. When Congress created the National Monuments system in 1906, did they consider what the maximum size should be for a presidential proclamation of a new National Monument? Since a president can create a National Monument by executive order, can a later president reduce or eliminate that National Monument? Did the men who created the Antiquities Act understand that many National Monuments, like the Grand Canyon, would later graduate into full National Park status? With the Trump administration paring...