One protects a highly varied forested area near the Oregon border known for its volcanic activity, and another protects a large swath of desert near Joshua Tree National Park.

School students will recognize the name of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve as a member of a presidential cabinet.

The two new monuments -- the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands -- total nearly 850,000 acres, according to the administration.

With these two new monuments, Mr. Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres.

The White House says President Biden has now protected a total of 674 million acres of lands and waters — a record for any ...

The Chuckwalla National Monument would protect public lands in southeastern California and is supported by Arizona tribes.

AnnMarie Hilton grew up in a suburb of Chicago and studied journalism at Northwestern University. Before coming to Maine, she ...

President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy ...

President Biden has failed to protect America’s ocean ecosystems, despite his professed goal of protecting 30 percent of the nation’s oceans by 2030, due to his prioritization of local ...

On Monday, President Joe Biden established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine. The designation encompasses the saltwater farm and homestead established by Perkins ...

Angus King, I-Maine, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks ... acquire two parcels of land at the southern edge of the monument and existing road corridors from Millinocket to ...

Biden on Monday established a national monument in Newcastle, Maine, honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving ...