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"President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated the fifth national monument of his
presidency and unveiled new climate resilience funding for national parks
during a visit to lands surrounding one of the seven natural wonders of the
world, the Grand Canyon.
The designation protects the area from potential uranium mining. It also
protects existing grazing permits and leases, existing mining claims and will
support area hunting and fishing, officials said. It encompasses approximately
917,000 acres of public land, officials said.
“Today I’m proud to use my authority under the Antiquities Act to protect
almost one million acres of land around Grand Canyon National Park as a new
national monument – to help right the wrongs of the past and conserve this land
… for all future generations,” Biden said, standing in the shadow of Red Butte,
land near the Grand Canyon that is part of the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni –
Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
“Today marks an historic step in preserving the majesty of this place, first
among American landmarks, sacred to tribal nations, revered by every American.
It speaks to the soul of our nations, reminds them of who we are,” he added.
The president’s trip to battleground Arizona is part of a three-stop Western
swing to highlight his economic agenda and legislative accomplishments this
week ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a
sweeping climate, tax, and health care law. The monument’s designation makes
good on longtime calls from tribal leaders and environmental activists, as well
as Arizona lawmakers, including Democratic Rep. Raùl Grijalva and independent
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who have advocated for the lands surrounding the Grand
Canyon to be protected.
The move is aimed at conserving “nearly 1 million acres of greater Grand Canyon
landscape,” Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory told
reporters."
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