Advocates for limiting mining around Grand Canyon National Park express hope for a new national monument to preserve the land for future generations. President Joe Biden's visit to the area on Tuesday is expected to include an announcement of plans for the monument, with representatives of northern Arizona tribes invited to attend.
is visiting the area Tuesday and is expected to announce plans for a new national monument to preserve about 1,562 square miles .
“It’s really the uranium we don’t want coming out of the ground because it’s going to affect everything around us - the trees, the land, the animals, the people,” said Uqualla. “It’s not going to stop.”to use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create a new national monument called Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni. “Baaj Nwaavjo” means “where tribes roam,” for the Havasupai people, while “I’tah Kukveni” translates to “our footprints,” for the Hopi tribe.
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. Democratic U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva repeatedly has introduced legislation to create a national monument. In 2017, Democratic President Barack Obama backed off a full-on monument designation. The idea faced a hostile reception from Arizona’s Republican governor and two senators. Then-Gov. Doug Ducey threatened legal action, saying Arizona already has enough national monuments.
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