Article 6DNCG Biden to designate 1m acres around Grand Canyon a national monument

Biden to designate 1m acres around Grand Canyon a national monument

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Maanvi Singh and Mary Yang
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6DNCG)

The Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon monument - home to several Native tribes - will be protected from uranium mining

Joe Biden signed the proclamation establishing a national monument in Arizona on Tuesday, surrounded by a small crowd of Indigenous leaders and lawmakers who have championed permanently protecting the land.

It's not hyperbole to suggest there is no national treasure, none grander, than The Grand Canyon," the president said on Tuesday, describing the valley as God's cathedral".

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