Friday Top of the Scroll: Biden adds 100,000 acres to San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
President Biden on Thursday expanded San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by nearly a third in an action that was widely praised by the Indigenous leaders, politicians, conservationists and community organizers who had long fought for the enlargement of the protected natural area that serves as the backyard of the Los Angeles Basin. … Stretching from Santa Clarita to San Bernardino, the San Gabriel Mountains watershed provides Los Angeles County with 70% of its open space and roughly 30% of its water. The added protections will help ensure equitable access to the San Gabriels’ cool streams and rugged canyons while also preserving clean air and water.
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