Tribes hope Biden’s Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument
Proponents of mining restrictions around Grand Canyon National Park on Monday expressed hope that the new national monument will preserve land for future generations. President Joe Biden is visiting the area on Tuesday and will announce plans for a new national monument to preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers). Representatives from various northern […]
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
The new monument, marking the fifth new national monument created by President Biden, will preserve nearly one million acres of Grand Canyon landscape, sacred to Tribal States and Indigenous peoples, and preside over President Biden’s historic climate and conservation plans. would advanceCoinciding with the president’s visit, the Biden-Harris administration announces a $44 million investment to […]
Biden to announce historic Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
Tusayan, Arizona – President Joe Biden used Tuesday’s visit to Arizona to formally announce the designation of the Grand Canyon as a National Monument, bringing to life the decades-old vision of Native American tribes and environmentalists to protect the land. I plan to make it a thing. Biden expected to announce plans for new national […]
GOP, Dems fight over monument designation plan
Republicans and Democrats are battling over President Joe Biden’s backed plan to build a national monument around the Grand Canyon, which Republicans say will sap economic opportunities. On Monday afternoon, Republicans met in Kingman to hear the public’s views on a proposal sought by tribes in Arizona, hosted by Senator Sonny Borrelli (R, City of […]
Arizona Republicans formally oppose new Grand Canyon national monument
KINGMAN, Arizona — Top Republicans in Arizona held an emergency joint committee meeting Monday night in Kingman and voted formally against building a new national monument near the Grand Canyon. The meeting will take place within 24 hours when President Joe Biden is expected to formally designate the monument on Tuesday. The Biden administration has […]
Our View: Biden seems to ignore Mohave County on national monument | Opinion
Those of us who are anticipating President Biden’s forthcoming announcement designating the Burj Nwabjo Ita Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument are not entirely surprised, but a reasonable appeal from Mojave County has apparently been ignored. I realize that I am disappointed in what was done. The Biden administration’s oversight in addressing these concerns left us […]
Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
PHOENIX — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to protect land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit mining, a White House official said Monday. White House climate change adviser Ali Zaidi calls for the country to be designated a fifth national monument when Biden visits northern Arizona on Tuesday during a […]
Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation in Arizona visit
PHOENIX — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to protect land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit mining, a White House official said Monday. During a press conference onboard Air Force One, spokesperson Carine Jean-Pierre acknowledged Biden’s call for designation as a fifth national monument during his visit to northern Arizona […]
Tribes hope Biden’s Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation
comment on this storycomment PHOENIX — Proponents of a mining ban around Grand Canyon National Park expressed hope Monday that the new national monument will preserve land for future generations. President Joe Biden We are visiting the area on Tuesday and will be announcing our next plans. new national monument We need to save about […]
A proposed monument could halt new uranium claims around Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK – Native Americans who claim to protect the Grand Canyon’s lands and waters will sing, dance and celebrate their spiritual connection to the canyon on Saturday ahead of this week’s presidential visit, with their achievements reaching 1.1 million acres. We hope that it will lead to the designation of a quasi-national […]
