The designations, postponed for a week due to the California wildfires, protect 800,000 acres in the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla National Monument.

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

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.

The White House says hundreds of federal personnel are now in California to help local officials combat deadly wildfires still raging across Los Angeles.

President Biden announced $770 one-time payments for victims of the California wildfires as part of the efforts to provide federal support amid the raging fires. “We’re not waiting until those

President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy deve

President Joe Biden hands a pen to Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) after he signs a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California at the White House in Washington,

President Biden during his last week in office designated two national monuments, which will protect hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in California.

The move bans oil and gas drilling, mining, and other industrial activities on vast swaths of public land in California.

Biden signed proclamations designating a monument in Southern California's and another in far northern California.