INTERIOR RECOMMENDATION FALLS SHORT
(WorldNews Environment)

Washington, DC (September 18, 2017) Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement after the White House made public Secretary Ryan Zinke`s national monument review, which included recommendations for both the Organ Mountains Desert Peak National Monument and the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico. `Secretary Zinke`s recommendation fails to provide the solutions New Mexico needs. Since 2008, I have been working with the local community to establish a compromise that protects the Organ Mountains Desert Peak National Monument (OMDP) while preserving the multiple uses that public lands provide. By designating this monument under the Antiquities Act, the Obama...