Obama used a presidential proclamation to expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii by over 400,000 square miles. The administration said Obama has protected more acreage through national monument designations than any other president. Obama will travel to Midway Atoll, within the monument, on Thursday as part of a visit to Hawaii next week. The announcement came after Obama used his executive authority to create the National Park Service’s newest national monument at Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine. “The Legislature passed a resolution opposing a National Monument in the North Woods, members of Maine’s Congressional delegation opposed it and local citizens voted against it repeatedly."

Source: Fox News August 26, 2016 19:31 UTC