President Joe Biden is set to designate the area around the Grand Canyon as a national monument to protect it from uranium mining. This move aims to safeguard the region and address climate change concerns. Biden will discuss his administration's response to climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the promotion of clean energy manufacturing during his visit to Arizona.
The president will visit Arizona on Monday. The administration previously announced he would talk about his administration’s response to climate change as the region endures soaring temperatures, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act and his push toward more clean energy manufacturing.“No decisions have been made,” White House spokesman Abdullah Hasan said in an email to the Washington Post.
For years, leaders of local tribes and environmentalists have been advocating to protect areas near the park from uranium mining, which they argue would threaten aquifers and water supplies. They have requested the administration to double the protected area around the canyon by including the 1.1 million acres of public lands in a Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited the land near the Grand Canyon in May to highlight the local conservation efforts, signaling the administration was considering the move.
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