10 national monuments could be scaled back under draft Ryan Zinke plan

By John Siciliano

Published September 18, 2017 10:58am ET

10 national monuments could be scaled back under draft Ryan Zinke plan — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rides a horse in the new Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah. A leaked memo from Zinke to President Trump recommends that two Utah monuments -- Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante -- be reduced, along with Nevada's Gold Butte and Oregon's Cascade-Siskiyou. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File) | Scott G Winterton

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended scaling back 10 of the 27 national monuments under a review directed by President Trump.

The scale of the monument changes was disclosed in a draft memorandum obtained by several news services on Sunday night. The White House said in a statement that it does not comment on leaked documents.

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