Biden Expected to Expand California Monuments

Published on April 18, 2024

President Joe Biden is expected to expand the boundaries of two California national monuments in the coming weeks, according to recent news reports. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, the president can add land to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, about 85 miles northwest of Sacramento. The president’s plan aims to bolster his conservation record and increase access to the monuments for disadvantaged communities, according to an April 11 story in the Washington Post. Politico’s Essential Energy and Environment news publication, known as E&E News, confirmed the plan in a report the same day....

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