andyjaggy
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That's an interesting point. I guess what it makes me wonder is, what really is a monument? It's clearly not the same as wilderness and as can be seen in the GSENM, it doesn't stop things like grazing and motor sports. Anyone know? I suppose I could google, but that would require extra reading.
That is a good question. I know it closes the door on the extraction industry. My dad was working for the Utah State Gov. at the time that Clinton created the Escalante NM. He was one of the ones working on the environmental impact review for the massive coal mine that was going into the area. Once the monument was created all of their work was thrown out the window because mining is not allowed in a monument. He thinks that was one of the main reasons Clinton did what he did, though he was actually quite glad to see the mine be axed.