President Joe Biden pledges to use his authority to protect more of 'America's natural wonders' as he signs an order designating the Baaj Nwaavjo I'Tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
The president pledged that he will continue to use his authority to protect more of “America’s natural wonders.”
Flanked by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema , Rep. Raúl Grijalva , Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and various Native American tribal leaders, Biden signed the proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument at a ceremony in Red Butte, Ariz.
The national monument will protect lands important to a dozen Native American tribes, in part, from potential uranium mining. It will also help tell the “full American story” of the people who have called the region home for millennia, Biden said during his speech. But the national monument designation has already been criticized by House Republicans who have called for a probe for information on how the monument boundaries were selected and how it will affect mining and energy development. They’ve argued it will blockat a time when the U.S. should be looking to become more energy independent, especially given the prominence of Russia in the market to provide low-enriched uranium to nuclear reactors.
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