Outdoor retailer Patagonia announced that it would sue the White House over President Trump’s decision to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah on Monday.
"Americans have overwhelmingly spoken out against the Trump Administration's unprecedented attempt to shut down our national monuments," Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario said in a statement, according to AdAge.
"We've fought to protect these places since we were founded and now we'll continue that fight in the courts," Marcario said.
The retailer also fired back at Trump on its website, changing the homepage to feature the message “The President Stole Your Land.”
“In an illegal move, the president just reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. This is the largest elimination of protected land in American history,” the site reads.
Visitors to the site are encouraged to support groups that advocate for the protection of legal lands.
“Climbers, hikers, hunters and anglers all agree that public lands are a critical part of our national heritage and these lands belong not just to us, but to future generations,” the site reads.
The outdoor retailer had threatened to sue Trump over his executive order mandating that the Interior Department review national monuments established during during Bill Clinton Bill ClintonMcCarthy: Virginia election ‘makes me nervous’ 'West Wing' alums, 'This is Us' star talk reboot McAuliffe ‘seriously’ considering 2020 run MORE's, George W. Bush's and Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaMcCarthy: Virginia election ‘makes me nervous’ Obama: If I watched Fox News ‘I wouldn’t vote for me’ Biden spotted getting his shoes shined at Denver airport MORE's presidencies.
Trump announced Monday that he would drastically shrink the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
HikeItUp8 on December 5th, 2017 at 05:00 UTC »
This is what Zinke said. The first line is full on Trump. I don't think the Secretary of the Interior really understands the difference between public and private.
"No one loves public land more than I do," Zinke told reporters on Air Force One headed to Utah. "But I am a steadfast believer that public lands are for public use. And when a monument is used to prevent, rather than protect, the president was right to take action."
Prevent what Zinke? Prevent drilling? Mining? Yeah asshole. That.
gottago_gottago on December 5th, 2017 at 03:28 UTC »
For those questioning whether Patagonia has legal standing or not, National Geographic pointed out that there's no law allowing a president to rescind or cut landmark boundaries, and a number of other groups have already prepared lawsuits in response to this.
jewperhero on December 5th, 2017 at 01:29 UTC »
I just don’t understand how any citizen can support the shrinking of these monuments. I get how disgusting politicians could support it — they stand to make money off of it — but I really can’t imagine how any voter justifies this in their heads