"The president will add a combined 120,000 acres to a national monument near Los Angeles and another in Northern California."

"President Joe Biden will add a combined 120,000 acres Thursday to a pair of national monuments in California at a White House ceremony, the administration announced.

The president will issue proclamations to expand both the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument north of Sacramento.

The event will include Vice President Kamala Harris, who supported the San Gabriel expansion during her tenure in the Senate, along with senior administration officials; congressional lawmakers; and state, tribal and local leaders."

Jennifer Yachnin reports for E&E News May 2, 2024. [2]