to protecting the area, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision was not yet public.The transformation of this 700-square-mile wedge between California and Arizona is likely to rank as the largest act of land conservation that Biden will undertake this term.
When it comes to having a chance to protect this much land, he added, “This really doesn’t happen very often. Not at this scale.”In mid-November, nearly 250 people gathered at the Aquarius casino resort in Laughlin, Nev., for a two-hour public hearing with officials from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management to discuss the prospective monument. A little more than two months before, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland had visited the area and held a roundtable on the topic with Rep.
Several sent representatives to Laughlin, offering their two-minute testimonies about how ancient sites in the area are still an active part of their lives. Artists, environmentalists, birdwatchers, dark night-sky preservationists, hunters and off-road-vehicle enthusiasts also showed up to voice support for the monument.
A week ago, according to an individual familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations, the chief of staff to
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Another land grab by the Feds, Obama finishing what Obama started.
Yeah because protecting a bunch of arid desert from being developed is so stunning and brave.
Always doing the right thing. ❤️
Yes, just look at the great results government stewardship of American Indians have garnered. Just look at the record drug & alcohol abuse. Record suicide rates. Record corruption in the management of Indian lands & federal moneys earmarked for tribal development.
Why not protect US military bases from the CCP buying land near them?