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Trump administration threats hang over northern Arizona’s newest national monument

Red Butte

Red Butte, in the southern section of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni -- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, is a sacred site for the Havasupai Tribe.

It has been two months since Doug Burgum, President Donald Trump’s new secretary of the interior and former governor of North Dakota, his staff to review protected federal lands with an eye toward increasing extractive activities such as oil, gas and uranium production. The review was supposed to conclude by Feb. 18, per Burgum’s order, but no results have been released to the public yet.

And it has been about three weeks since Trump signed an , titled “Immediate Measures to Increase Mineral Production,� instructing Burgum and other department heads to “identify as many sites as possible on Federal land� suitable for fast-tracked commercial mining. The results of that order are still pending.





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It has been two months since Doug Burgum, President Donald Trump’s new secretary of the interior and former governor of North Dakota, ordered his staff to review protected federal lands with an eye toward increasing extractive activities such as oil, gas and uranium production. Read moreTrump administration threats hang over northern Arizona’s newest national monument

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The warmer temperatures in February accompanied the lack of snowfall in January, with just 5.3 inches adding to the 5.9 between October and January. Read moreFebruary continued Flagstaff's dry winter, ranking as one of the warmest on record, but snow is in the forecast this week

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“Our message here is that if the dry conditions persist into the spring, there is potential for an extended and significant wildfire season." -- Megan Taylor, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Bellemont Read moreNational Weather Service details Flagstaff's forecast for fire season

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Approval of the CUP allows for the towers to be operated for up to five years, with another CUP request required for wind turbines should the data collected prove the area is suitable for a wind farm. Read moreMet tower project north of Seligman approved by Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission

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