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President Joe Biden declares Native American ancestral homeland near El Paso, Texas, and sacred burial ground in Nevada as national monuments.

President Joe Biden has designated two new national monuments: Castner Range, a lush mountainous area in West Texas that once served as a military training ground; and Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada. Its name comes from the Mojave word for Spirit Mountain. It’s a biologically diverse and culturally significant swath of land bordering several other protected areas in the region.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has established national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii. Biden announced the measures last week at a White House summit on conservation. Biden designated a desert mountain in southern Nevada called Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument. Native Americans consider the mountain sacred. The Democratic president also designated Castner Range National Monument in El Paso, Texas and initiated a national marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. Biden’s actions come as e...

President Joe Biden’s designation of Castner Range in West Texas as a national monument serves as a reminder that outdoor access continues to be a critical...

Only 38% of those surveyed said they approved of President Joe Biden, hovering just above Biden’s lowest rating of 36% last July, the poll finds.