President Joe Biden's announcement is the fifth establishment of such a monument under the Biden administration and encompasses nearly 1 million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.
SALT LAKE CITY — It didn't take long for Utah leaders to express their displeasure over President Joe Biden's announcement of a new national monument within the Grand Canyon.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee are among Republicans taking issue with the new monument, calling it a "disturbing trend," "disappointing" and "a mistake."similar battle around the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments 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."
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