Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains among beneficiaries of public lands act
camera icon Photo © Phillip Gray/Dreamstime. Washington, D.C – The Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains national park sites are among the many beneficiaries of the ambitious public lands package that passed the House of Representatives today that aims to protect public lands, combat climate change and advance environmental justice. The ‘Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act’ passed the House in a 227-200 vote, and, if enacted, would designate almost 1.5 million acres of public land as wilderness and incorporate more than 1,000 river miles into th...
Source: npca.org
