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Policy Brief: Evaluating the Antiquities Act of 1906

Summary The Antiquities Act, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, allows the president to designate federal lands as national monuments to protect archaeological and historical sites, often...

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March 2025

Policy Brief: Evaluating the Antiquities Act of 1906

William Rampe
February 2025

Petition for Reconsideration of the Section 401 Certification Rule, 88 Fed. Reg. 66,558 (Sept. 27, 2023), and Rulemaking to Amend 40 C.F.R. Parts 121, 122, and 124

February 2025

Petition for Reconsideration of the Tribal Reserved Rights Rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 35,717 (May 2, 2024), and Rulemaking to Amend 40 C.F.R. Part 131

February 2025

Petition Seeking Amendment of 40 C.F.R. § 120.2, 33 C.F.R. § 328.3

January 2025

U.S. Refineries and Canadian Crude Oil

December 2024

Policy Brief: When Government Chooses Your Car

Samuel Peterson