Creation of the Chuckwalla National Monument preserves more than 600,000 acres. Bad weather cancels president’s speech.

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

Objectors had several requests. One was for a full environmental impact statement on the potential effects of the plan on the ...

For this "Max Tracks" trip, I reserved a campsite at Natural Bridges. Our first order of business: Find the place my colleague Dan Evans pointed to: "Zeke’s Hole." ...

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

It grew to 200 acres within about 90 minutes, threatening nearby homes and emitting a thick black smoke. By late afternoon, ...