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Interior won't change Montana monument designation

By MATTHEW DALY

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he will not recommend changes to Montana's Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument as he continues to review national monuments for possible elimination or reduction.

Zinke said the monument is one of the only free-flowing areas of the Missouri that remains as explorers Lewis and Clark saw it more than 200 years ago.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock had asked Zinke to keep the Breaks monument unchanged as he reviews 27 national monuments designated by previous presidents. President Donald Trum...

 

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