Biden creating two national monuments in California
The White House announced Tuesday that President Biden will build two new national monuments in California. Biden will officially designate Chuckwalla National Monument and Sattitra Highlands National Monument, protecting a total of 848,000 acres of special significance to the tribes. These will likely be one of the last conservation efforts, if not the last, completed […]
Biden to dedicate two new national monuments
President Biden is expected to designate two new national monuments in California this week, which would bar about 850,000 acres of tribal land from future development. After signing the new order, Biden will halt development on the most public lands of any president other than former President Jimmy Carter, according to the Washington Post. The […]
Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate pact, open some national monuments to drilling: report
November 8 – President-elect Donald Trump's transition team agrees to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement and reduce the size of some national monuments to allow for more drilling and mining. The New York Times reported on Friday that the United States has prepared an executive order and proclamation regarding the issue. Trump is […]
Kamala Harris’s San Francisco to Examine, Replace Up to 100 Monuments
The city of San Francisco, where Vice President Kamala Harris launched her political career, will evaluate about 100 monuments to decide whether to remove them or replace them with new ones. The debate over the city's monuments began with the 2018 removal of the “Early Days” sculpture from the Civic Center's Pioneers Monument because it […]