Photo: U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz announces the Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024 on April 17, 2024. (Courtesy Rep. Ruiz / Facebook)
A signing ceremony is expected to take place next week for two new national monuments in California, which include tribal cultural and sacred sites.
The White House announced the designations Tuesday and an event was to take place in the state, but was postponed due to high winds.
Suzanne Potter reports.
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), whose district includes parts of the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument, says the lands will now be protected from mining, drilling, and development.
“This is one of these unique examples where you have both the conservation and tribal leaders, as well as the renewable energy and utility companies, all endorsing this enormous monument.”
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