TWO NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO WILL APPARENTLY NOT BE REDUCED IN SIZE. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE IS RECOMMENDING NO BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS MONUMENT IN DONA ANA COUNTY, AND THE RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE MONUMENT IN TAOS COUNTY.
HOWEVER, SOME ROAD CLOSURES COULD BE LIFTED AND MORE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED. A LEAKED MEMO INDICATES OTHER BIG NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN THE WEST COULD BE REDUCED IN SIZE FOLLOWING A REVIEW ORDERED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
