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Anti-park congressman introduces “No New Parks” bill

Oct 10, 2017

By Center for Western Priorities

Former teacher Rep. Rob Bishop uses revisionist history to justify his attack on Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy

Congressman Rob Bishop is opening a new front in his crusade against America’s parks, monuments, and protected public lands. This time, the Utah congressman is touting his experience as a high school history teacher to rewrite American history and revise the the original intent of our nation’s most important conservation law‚Ää—‚Ääthe Antiquities Act.

The Antiquities Act, signed into law by Teddy Roosevelt in 1906, has been used by 16 presidents of both parties to protect America’s most spectacular cultural and natural areas. The law is responsible for originally protecting nearly half of all national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Acadia, and Arches. It’s under attack on two fronts: first President Trump’s secretive and error-filled review of national monuments, and now Rep. Bishop’s effort to eviscerate the Antiquities Act.