President Joe Biden will announce a national monument designation at the Grand Canyon.

<div class="block">President Joe Biden will announce a national monument designation at the Grand Canyon.</div>

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Biden to Designate Area Around Grand Canyon Protected

President Biden will announce a national monument designation at the Grand Canyon today. It's aimed at preserving more land in the area. He arrived in Arizona yesterday, ahead of today's designation which will preserve about 1500 square miles just outside the National Park. Tribes and environmental activists have been trying to protect the land to the north and south of the Grand Canyon for decades. The interior secretary says the designation will allow tribes to keep using the land and protect it for future generations.