Biden is less than 100,000 acres away from protecting the most public land using the Antiquities Act of any recent president in their first term.
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** Tribes, advocates push for more monuments in final weeks of Biden's term
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Monday, December 9, 2024
Box Canyon in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument, Bob Wick/BLM California ([link removed])
In the final weeks of President Joe Biden's term, Tribes and many organizations are calling ([link removed]) for him to designate more new national monuments before he leaves office. Biden has already used his authority under the Antiquities Act ([link removed]) to designate six new national monuments, including Camp Hale-Continental Divide in Colorado, Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada, and Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
With just seven weeks to go ([link removed]) , advocates are hoping to see more proposed national monuments make it over the finish line. "There are still several national monument campaigns that are ready to go and awaiting the president’s signature, and those are the sorts of things that could cement President Biden’s legacy as one of the great conservation presidents of all time — if he takes those steps here in the last few weeks," Center for Western Priorities Deputy Director Aaron Weiss told Heatmap ([link removed]) .
As CWP Policy and Creative Content Manager Lilly Bock-Brownstein explains in a Westwise blog post ([link removed]) , Biden is less than 100,000 acres away from protecting the most public land using the Antiquities Act of any recent president in their first term. There are a multitude of proposals for new national monuments that would accomplish this goal, including 660,000 acres of the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument ([link removed]) in California and the million-acre Owyhee Canyonlands proposal ([link removed]) in eastern Oregon.
** Quick hits
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Seven states’ Colorado River negotiators, all at same conference, didn’t meet together: 'Tensions are extremely high'
Denver Post ([link removed]) | Nevada Current ([link removed])
Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews
Westword ([link removed])
New Mexico seeks record $47.8M fine for excess air pollution by natural gas processor
Associated Press ([link removed])
Groups sue Bitterroot National Forest over road policy
Missoula Current ([link removed])
Feds approve scaled-down Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho
Associated Press ([link removed])
Property owners tied to Colorado group that fenced off public land failed to pay taxes on the acreage they do own
Denver Post ([link removed])
A river in Washington state now has enforceable legal rights
Inside Climate News ([link removed])
Haaland: The future of mining in America
Reno Gazette Journal ([link removed])
** Quote of the day
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” Almost everything the president does gets forgotten. But the land that a president protects is forever.”
—Brendan Cummings, Center for Biological Diversity, Heatmap ([link removed])
** Picture This
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@usinterior ([link removed])
These mesmerizing ice patterns on an alpine lake at @rockynps ([link removed]) in Colorado showcase nature’s artistry. ❄️
Across the country, America’s public lands and waters are transforming into winter wonderlands. We hope you find time to explore!
Photo by Carl Finocchiaro
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