Is Camp Hale our next national monument?

June 8 marks the 117th anniversary of one of America’s bedrock conservation laws, the Antiquities Act. Since it first became law in 1906, 18 presidents of both parties have used the Antiquities Act to designate 161 national monuments — many of which are now national parks. The Act grants the president the authority to permanently protect places with […]

The good, the bad, and the time bomb As President Joe Biden reaches the halfway point of his first term, the Center for Western Priorities is taking stock of his track record on public lands. As we did last year, this is a progress report, rather than a report card, since much of the president’s environmental […]

The Biden administration must dramatically accelerate its land protection and rulemaking efforts if the president hopes to campaign on or leave a lasting legacy on America’s public lands in 2024.

DENVER—President Joe Biden plans to visit Denver next week to officially designate historic Camp Hale as a national monument, according to the Los Angeles Times and the Colorado Sun. Camp Hale, located near Leadville along the Continental Divide, is where 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained for battle during World War II. Colorado’s governor and members of the state’s […]

Over the last week, America’s national monuments and the Antiquities Act have been in the news thanks to elected officials in Colorado asking President Biden to invoke the Antiquities Act and other executive powers to protect lands that are part of the CORE Act, which is stalled in Congress despite near-universal support in the state. […]