(StraightShooterNews.com) – In yet another enraging leftist policy decision by lame-duck President Joe Biden, he has moved to establish two national monuments in California, Chuckwalla and Sáttítla, prioritizing progressive causes, such as preserving Native American lands.
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These actions, cloaked under cultural preservation, raise questions about their true motivations and potential impacts on American land use and energy independence.
Critics wonder if this is genuine collaboration or politically driven stewardship.
Biden signed a proclamation creating the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California and the Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California.
These designations protect 600,000 acres in the south and 200,000 in the north from drilling, mining, and development, aligning with the administration’s broader “America the Beautiful” initiative to conserve public lands and addresses climate change.
Conservatives view these efforts as federal overreach that limits American resource utilization.
Advocacy from tribal entities, like the Pit River Tribe, played a role.
The Chuckwalla monument protects cultural landscapes and military historic sites; however, there’s criticism over who controls vast swathes of American terrain.
Tribal leaders want co-stewardship, similar to Utah’s Bears Ears, which raises concerns over precedent and future land management autonomy debates.
The decision significantly shapes land use policies affecting local economies.
“The protection of the Chuckwalla National Monument brings the Quechan people an overwhelming sense of peace and joy. Tribes being reunited as stewards of this landscape is only the beginning of much-needed healing and restoration, and we are eager to fully rebuild our relationship to this place,” said the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe cited by OPB.
Sáttítla, near Mount Shasta, safeguards 224,000 acres of the Pit River Nation’s ancestral lands, preventing development, thus ensuring water and wildlife habitat conservation.
Critics question whether such policies result in missed economic opportunities.
Co-management agreements like these foster integration of traditional ecological knowledge but could challenge federal land use standards and projects critical to energy independence.
These adjustments might align with environmental agendas yet bear significant economic consequences.
These moves fit into California’s Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan and Biden’s conservation plan, aiming for 30% U.S. land protection by 2030.
Nevada’s similar initiatives often face critique from those prioritizing conventional energy and resource development.
The administration’s actions subtly convey globalist ideals, inadvertently impacting economic strategies and strengthening federal intervention.
These protective measures, promoted as cultural preservation, could counter aspirations for energy self-sufficiency on American soil.
President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday.https://t.co/R7TfZQNEuc
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