Dynamite Blasts and Paradise Lost

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1. Aren't these protected lands?

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Sort of. Congress inserted a provision into the Real ID Act of 2005 granting the secretary of Homeland Security—a nonelected, politically appointed official—the authority to waive virtually all laws for border wall construction. These include the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the National Scenic Trails Act. The waiver directly affects the Coronado National Memorial. At Border Monument 102, located at the southern foot of the Huachuca Mountains within the memorial, the Arizona National Scenic Trail reaches its southern terminus. But the trail is now truncated, and thousands of hikers who once celebrated their 800-mile overland journey from the Utah border to the U.S.-Mexico border are now unable to reach their final step. Monument 102 was recently wrapped in concertina (razor) wire, and public access is restricted. The razor wire poses a lethal threat to wildlife. We are ceding public lands in the name of border insecurity.

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Good read , thanks




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