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 […]
Joint hearing set for national monument planned for greater Grand Canyon watershed | Local News Stories
KINGMAN — Arizona’s three legislative commissions will hold joint hearings Monday in Kingman to discuss the U.S. Department of the Interior’s proposed Burj Nwabjo Ita Kukuveni Grand Canyon National Monument. The hearing will include members of the Arizona Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water, […]
A proposed national monument in Arizona impacts Utah ranchers, energy
Nick Proctor walking in the Colt Mesa area of Old Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Friday, May 14, 2021. The land pictured across the dirt road is part of a national monument. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News The possibility of designating 1.1 million acres of land in northern Arizona as a monument is being explored […]
Public voices opinions about proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument | Navajo-Hopi Observer
The Grand Canyon is Arizona’s most prominent natural formation, attracting millions of visitors each year for scenic views important to several tribal nations in the state. Yet the public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon have been targets for uranium mining for decades. Kambria Shuyuja, a Havasupai tribe who grew up and lives at the bottom […]
Supervisors oppose inclusion of Mohave County land in proposed Grand Canyon monument | Local News Stories
Federal officials this week met with elected officials and Arizona citizens to discuss a proposed 1.1 million-acre national monument in northern Arizona. And Mojave County officials want nothing to do with it. A public meeting was held in Flagstaff on Tuesday, where officials from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forestry Service […]