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Spencer J. Cox: “We believe that under the Antiquities Act, it’s very clear that these monument designations are supposed to be the…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2026
We believe that under the Antiquities Act, it’s very clear that these monument designations are supposed to be the smallest area possible to protect the antiquities, and these multimillion-acre monuments that are bigger than the state of Delaware certainly do not fit that designation," he said.
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Commenting on the size of the national monuments.

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