San Gabriel Mountains National Monument plan limits new mining, energy development
LOS ANGELES - New oil, gas and mineral exploration and development will be barred in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument under a long-awaited management plan, released Thursday, governing the largest wilderness in Los Angeles County.
The U.S. Forest Service plan prioritizes environmental protection over economic development and, in some cases, recreational access - limiting overnight camping along certain popular rivers and streams because of its ecological toll.
The plan comes four years after President Barack Obama established the monument and amid a push by the Trump administration to increase industrial use of public lands and waters nationwide.
Released two months behind schedule, the document is scant on specifics for the
