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Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns

Chris Megerian and Terry Tang Associated Press//August 8, 2023//[read_meter]

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The Grand Canyon is seen while in flight from Air Force One, with President Joe Biden aboard, en route to Grand Canyon National Park Airport on Aug. 7, 2023, in Grand Canyon Village, Ariz. Grand Canyon National Park officials warned that E. coli bacteria was detected on Aug. 25 in the water supply close to Phantom Ranch, the only lodging at the bottom of the canyon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concerns

Chris Megerian and Terry Tang Associated Press//August 8, 2023//[read_meter]

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — Declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon,...

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