The Marana Town Council has approved a resolution supporting the Ironwood Forest National Monument and opposing a reduction of its boundaries for resource extraction.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors did the same earlier this year.

The Ironwood Forest National Monument is located about 25 miles northwest of Tucson and the two main ways in are through Marana.

It was created 25 years ago by then-President Bill Clinton by Presidential Proclamation. A report from The Washington Post earlier this year states that the Trump administration is considering shrinking six national monuments in the West to encourage energy developments.

In May, a legal opinion released by the Justice Department explains that if protections are not warranted, they can be eliminated.

In his first term, Trump re

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