{"id":1993029,"date":"2023-08-07T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-designate-grand-canyon-area-as-national-monument-to-block-uranium-mining\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:37:34","slug":"biden-to-designate-grand-canyon-area-as-national-monument-to-block-uranium-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-designate-grand-canyon-area-as-national-monument-to-block-uranium-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden designates Grand Canyon as national monument, halts uranium mining."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-designate-grand-canyon-area-as-national-monument-to-block-uranium-mining%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993029&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President\u200c Joe\u200b Biden to Designate Grand Canyon as National Monument<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting news\u200d for \u200dnature enthusiasts \u200cand environmentalists!\u200c President Joe Biden is set to designate the\u200c area surrounding the\u200c majestic Grand Canyon as the nation&#8217;s \u200dnewest national monument. This move aims to protect this natural wonder from the potential\u200b threats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/populist-leader-green-politicians-closing-nuclear-plants-are-putins-useful-idiots\/\" title=\"Populist Leader: Green Politicians Closing Nuclear Plants Are Putin's 'Useful Idiots'\">uranium mining<\/a>, ensuring its preservation\u200b for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063president&#8217;s visit to Arizona on Monday will serve as the perfect backdrop for this significant announcement. Alongside addressing his administration&#8217;s response \u2063to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-designate-grand-canyon-area-as-national-monument-to-block-uranium-mining\/\" title=\"Biden designates Grand Canyon as national monument, halts uranium mining.\">climate change amidst soaring temperatures<\/a>\u2064 in the region, \u2063President Biden will also discuss the Inflation\u200d Reduction Act and his commitment to promoting\u200c clean energy manufacturing.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Our\u2064 Natural Heritage<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No\u2064 decisions\u200b have been made,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>says \u2064White House spokesman \u2063Abdullah Hasan. However, he proudly adds, <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can tell you that\u200c President Biden has conserved more land and water in his \u2064first year than any president since JFK, and his climate\u200b protection record is \u200bunmatched.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For\u200c years, local\u200d tribes and \u200cenvironmentalists\u200c have been tirelessly advocating for the protection of areas near the Grand Canyon from\u2064 uranium mining. They\u2064 argue that such mining activities pose a significant threat to aquifers and water supplies. In response to their pleas,\u2062 the administration has been urged to expand the\u200d protected area around the canyon by \u200dincluding the 1.1\u200b million acres of\u2064 public lands in a Baaj Nwaavjo I&#8217;tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone is in\u2062 favor of this proposal. Advocates for uranium\u200b mining argue that reducing reliance on Russia for\u2062 uranium is crucial, as it fuels\u200d nuclear reactors that provide\u2064 approximately half of the nation&#8217;s carbon-free\u2064 electricity. Additionally,\u200b some ranchers in\u2063 southern Utah have expressed concerns about the potential \u2063designation,\u2064 fearing that it may restrict\u200b their ability to allow cattle to graze on the\u200d public lands during the winter\u2063 months.<\/p>\n<p>In May, \u2062Interior Secretary Deb Haaland\u2062 visited the \u200cland near the Grand Canyon \u200bto highlight \u2064local conservation efforts. This visit served as \u2063a clear \u2063indication \u200dthat the administration was seriously considering\u200c the move \u200bto protect this natural \u200ctreasure.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates on this \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-commanders-sale-everything-to-know-about-the-approved-deal\/\" title=\"Sale of Washington Commanders: Key Details\">exciting \u2064development<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington \u2063Examiner<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden plans to declare the Grand Canyon area as a national monument to protect it from uranium mining. He will visit Arizona on Monday and discuss his administration&#8217;s actions against climate change. 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