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President Bill Clinton stands at a podium overlooking the Grand Canyon during the 1996 announcement of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

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The Red Rock Decree: Executive Power and the 1996 Grand Staircase Designation

In 1996, President Bill Clinton utilized the Antiquities Act to designate 1.7 million acres in southern Utah as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This exercise of executive power in the…

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Protesters in 1978 Fairbanks, Alaska, gather in winter clothing to protest federal land withdrawals.

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The Midnight Proclamations: Carter’s 1978 Alaska Land Freeze

May 10, 2026 Miles Harrington 0 Comments

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter utilized the Antiquities Act to designate 56 million acres of Alaska as national monuments after Congress failed to meet a legislative deadline. This massive exercise…

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