President Joe Biden created the Chuckwalla National Monument, in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park, and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, in Northern California

The declarations bar oil and natural gas drilling, as well as mining and other exploration and production initiatives, on the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla site, and 225,000-acre Sáttítla site.

President Joe Biden flew to Los Angeles Monday, one day before traveling to the Coachella Valley to announce the creation of a national monument south of Joshua Tree National Park.

U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites -- a swathe of desert significant to native tribes and a dormant volcano -- as national monuments on Tuesday, advancing his record of conserving more U.

President Joe Biden officially announced the creation of a national monument south of Joshua Tree National Park today. The Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California creates the largest corridor of protected lands in the continental United States,

President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reverse dozens of President Joe Biden’s environmental rules and policies. But some could be difficult to dismantle.

in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park, and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, in Northern California. President Joe Biden departs after signing a proclamation to establish ...