The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
August 12, 2023
President Joe Biden on Tuesday established a new national monument protecting nearly 1 million acres of federal lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from uranium mining and other development. The site, named Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni — Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, spans approximately 917,000 acres north and south of the park. It is Biden’s fifth national monument designation as president and advances the administration’s goal of protecting 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. It will also “help address past injustices” by safeguarding Native American ancestral homelands, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said during a call with reporters Monday. For more information go to: https://news.yahoo.com/biden-newest-national-monument-block-090006438.html
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
8/12/2023