The Washington Post reports the Trump administration is preparing to remove federal protections for at least six national monuments spanning millions of acres of land across Arizona, California, New Mexico and Utah. This comes as the Interior Department is moving to fast-track approvals for coal, gas, oil and mineral projects on public lands and waters, reducing the typical length of an environmental review to just 14 or 28 weeks, down from one or two years. The Trump administration is justifying the change by its declaration of a so-called energy emergency. Environmental groups have vowed to sue to block the move.