"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed Friday the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning it eventually could move to shrink them.

“When we’re taking a look, we have an executive order from President Trump to review these, to say ‘are they the appropriate size?’” Burgum told Semafor during a Friday event.

“We’ll go through a thorough review,” he said, but added, “this is not a top priority for the administration.”

His comments come after The Washington Post reported that department aides are considering shrinking at least six national monuments: Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon, Ironwood Forest, Chuckwalla, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill April 25, 2025. [2]

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