Mining company wants Trump to shrink national monument to make more room for its gold mine (Desert Sun)
Desert SunAugust 18th, 2017 12:10 pm
...In addition to suggesting that Trump shrink Castle Mountains, Cook has also called for redrawing the boundaries of Mojave Trails National Monument to remove a vast southern portion that connects the monument to Joshua Tree National Park.
Conservation groups criticized Cook’s efforts to eliminate parts of the monuments.
Danielle Segura, executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said the proposed changes to Castle Mountains and Mojave Trails are “a direct affront to the will of our community.” She said in a statement that Cook’s recommendations “are not in the best interest of the diverse desert communities who have fought for, and benefit from, these public lands”...