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August 8, 2023

Biden to Preserve a Million Acres of Land Near Grand Canyon as New National Monument
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President Biden is visiting Arizona today, where he is set to formally
preserve a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national
monument. Environmentalists and Native communities have long pushed for
the land to be protected. The move is intended to permanently block
uranium mining in the area.


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