The Bears Ears and Escalante National Monuments were recently reduced in size by the present administration. Chelsi, Emily, Kirsten, and Jessica discuss the action and its impacts on local populations and archaeology.
Links
- http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/12/03/effort-to-shrink-bears-ears-national-monument-started-before-donald-trump-was-elected-president/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/12/11/trump-is-being-sued-to-stop-him-from-shrinking-bears-ears-national-monument-by-85-percent-who-will-win/?utm_term=.3a3cb4a03390
- https://www.npr.org/2017/12/05/568507002/legal-challenges-mount-after-trumps-reduction-of-national-monumentshttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/patagonia-ceo-rose-marcario-on-suing-donald-trump
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/05/public-lands-uranium-mining-arizona-grand-canyon?CMP=share_btn_tw
Contact
- Women in Archaeology on Twitter (@womenarchys)
- Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
- Emily Long on Twitter (@trowel_tales)
- Kirsten Lopez on Twitter (@archyfem)
- Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
