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Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns

Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, from the development of Aug 8, 2023

Newest development Aug 9, 2023 · 3 reportsBiden adds to protection of Grand Canyon lands

President Joe Biden has signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet.” Tuesday's move turns the decades-long

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    Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns

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    Biden adds to protection of Grand Canyon lands

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Biden strongly considering designating new national monument around Grand Canyon (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is strongly considering declaring a vast area around the Grand Canyon as the nation’s newest national monument, according to two sources familiar with the plans.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Biden to designate Grand Canyon area as national monument to block uranium mining (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden is expected to designate the area around the Grand Canyon as the nation’s newest national monument to safeguard it from uranium mining, according to multiple reports.

  3. Fortune

    Mining firms reject Biden plan for Grand Canyon national monument (opens Fortune)

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    Biden is expected to announce plans for a new national monument to preserve about 1,562 square miles.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Biden creates a new national monument near the Grand Canyon (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The proclamation signed in the area by the president protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.

  5. NBC Chicago

    Biden to announce historic Grand Canyon monument designation to prevent new mining (opens NBC Chicago)

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    President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon.

  6. KOIN

    Biden announcing historic Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit (opens KOIN)

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    President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona on Tuesday to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American tribes’ and environmenta…

  7. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Biden visits Arizona, announces historic Grand Canyon monument designation (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    Declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet," President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality.

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Biden designates national monument near Grand Canyon (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    About 1.1 million acres of land will be protected from future uranium mining.

  9. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    President Joe Biden has signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet.” Tuesday's move turns the decades-long

  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Biden to announce historic Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Arizona tribes have been pushing Biden to use his authority to create a new national monument called Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni.

  11. Seattle Times

    Biden to designate monument near Grand Canyon, preventing uranium mining (opens Seattle Times)

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    President Joe Biden will designate nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national monument Tuesday to protect the area from uranium mining, administration officials confirmed Monday. Biden’s visit to Arizona is part of a...

  12. WHEC Rochester

    Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining, White House officials said Monday.

  13. Washington Times

    Biden will announce a historic Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden will use his visit to Arizona on Tuesday to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American tribes’ and environmentalists’ decades-long vision to preserve the land a reality.

  14. CBS News

    Biden to establish national monument preserving ancestral tribal land around Grand Canyon (opens CBS News)

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    The new national monument will cover nearly 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon.

  15. 13News Now Norfolk

    Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    The move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park.

  16. NBC News

    Biden announces a new national monument near the Grand Canyon (opens NBC News)

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    The national monument, which encompasses nearly 1 million acres, will conserve and protect ancestral places significant to Indigenous people in the region.

  17. Washington Post

    Biden, on three-state tour, designates new national monument (opens Washington Post)

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    Biden creates a monument near the Grand Canyon, to applause from environmentalists and Native leaders and criticism from mining firms.

  18. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Biden announcing historic Grand Canyon monument designation (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona on Tuesday to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American tribes’ and environmenta...

  19. CNN

    Biden designates new national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon, blocking mining (opens CNN)

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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.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Biden designates US national monument near Grand Canyon (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Indigenous leaders, environmentalists welcome protection of more than 404,000 hectares near Grand Canyon National Park.

  21. Politico

    Biden signs order protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes (opens Politico)

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    The president pledged that he will continue to use his authority to protect more of "America's natural wonders."

  22. NPR

    Biden is creating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon (opens NPR)

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    The president will make the announcement in Arizona on Tuesday. The designation protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.

  23. NBC News

    Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation in Arizona visit (opens NBC News)

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    The national monument designation would preserve about 1,562 square miles and limit mining around Grand Canyon National Park.

  24. Politico

    Biden to create monument around the Grand Canyon (opens Politico)

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    The president will sign a proclamation creating his fifth national monument Tuesday, protecting lands important to a dozen Native American tribes.

  25. KYMA Yuma

    Tribes hope Biden's Arizona visit means long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Advocates for limiting mining around Grand Canyon National Park expressed hope Monday that a new national monument would preserve the land for future generations.

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