Biden visits Arizona, announces historic Grand Canyon monument designation
on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality.
"Preserving these lands is good, not only for Arizona but for the planet," said Biden, who spoke with a mountain vista behind him, using a handheld mic against the wind and wearing a baseball cap and dark sunglasses against the sunshine and heat. "It’s good for the economy. It’s good for the soul of the nation.
Biden said the new designation would see the federal government live up to its treaty obligations with Native American tribes after many were forced in decades past from their ancestral homes around the Grand Canyon as officials developed the site of the national park. Later Tuesday, Biden flies to New Mexico, considered safe for Democrats in 2024, and he will visit the Republican stronghold of Utah after that.
The Interior Department, reacting to concerns over the risk of contaminating water, enacted a 20-year moratorium on the filing of new mining claims around the national park in 2012.
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