As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources.

In one of his first secretarial orders, Doug Burgum ordered staff to review public lands with an eye toward opening them to mining or drilling.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a secretarial order calling for the review and possible revision of all national monuments and mineral withdrawals established by past U.S.

In a move anticipated by conservationists, the new head of the nation’s Interior Department has called for the review of national monuments and mining protections issued under