The raw data behind the story "Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-might-be-the-first-president-to-scrap-a-national-monument/.

antiquities_act

Format

A data frame with 344 rows representing acts and 9 variables (Note that 7 of the original rows failed to parse and are omitted here):

current_name

Current name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act

states

State(s) or territory where land is located

original_name

If included, original name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act

current_agency

Current land management agency. NPS = National Parks Service, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, USFS = US Forest Service, FWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA = National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

action

Type of action taken on land

date

Date of action

year

Year of action

pres_or_congress

President or congress that issued action

acres_affected

Acres affected by action. Note that total current acreage is not included. National monuments that cover ocean are listed in square miles.

Source

National Parks Conservation Association https://www.npca.org/ and National Parks Service Archeology Program https://www.nps.gov/history/archeology/sites/antiquities/MonumentsList.htm