"Biden's Bold Move: Protecting the Grand Canyon with a National Monument"

President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument, the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, on sacred tribal lands near the Grand Canyon. The monument aims to preserve Native American cultural sites and protect the region from new uranium mining. The designation covers 917,618 acres of federal forest and range lands and includes sites sacred to several tribes. The move also includes a $44 million investment in climate resilience across the national parks system. The decision has drawn criticism from the uranium mining industry but has been praised by tribal leaders and activists.