Energydesk took official US government maps of fossil fuel plays and sedimentary basins and overlaid them with
national monument boundaries to identify areas potentially at risk from fossil fuel exploration.
The plan moves the northern boundary south to the current
national monument boundary (USFS Trail 1434), removing 2,463 acres from DeGette's proposed wilderness area.
Not exact matches
Greenpeace has similarly highlighted the area's energy stores, noting that it is among the six
national monuments with the largest potential energy development if its
boundaries are reduced or eliminated (Greenwire, May 10).