But some senior officials are unconvinced that monument designation is necessary or tactically sound.

But just as Congress can choose to open the refuge to drilling, so too can it overturn a monument designation.

The monument designation directly applies only to federal lands, about 150,000 acres.

In the meantime, perhaps you will see the light and endorse this national monument designation.

The church received a "monument" designation due to its notable majolica floor mosaic.

The memo does not deny the validity of the national monument designation.

A monument designation simply gave it a higher level of protection against future intrusions by, say, the mining industry.

The City Council voted 12-1 to remove the historic monument designation.

Most Utah politicians favor development in the region and denounced the monument designation.

The monument designation did not need Congressional approval, which many in the West see as an abuse of federal power.