President Biden is likely to create a new national monument just outside Utah that would ban uranium mining on 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon, something Native tribes have sought for decades.
The sun sets over the Colorado River at Guano Point on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in northwestern Arizona.| Updated: 11:15 p.m.
Abdullah Hasan, a White House spokesperson, said final decisions about the monument designation had not been made. But he added, “I can tell you that President Biden has conserved more land and water in his first year than any president since JFK, and his climate protection record is unmatched.” “If any doubts remained about the Biden administration’s stance on domestic mining, this unwarranted withdrawal puts them to rest,” Burke said in a statement. “By continuing to block mineral-rich lands from responsible mining, this administration is imperiling our supply chains, robbing U.S. communities of high-paying jobs and community-supporting revenues, and enriching our adversaries.”
Baaj Nwaavjo means “where tribes roam” for the Havasupai Tribe and I’tah Kukveni means “our footprints” for the Hopi Tribe. In June, the Biden administration banned drilling for 20 years around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, one of the nation’s oldest and most culturally significant Native American sites.
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