Biden creating two national monuments in California

President Biden is creating two new national monuments in California, the White House announced Tuesday.

Biden will officially designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument — protecting a combined 848,000 acres of particular significance to tribes. 

They are likely one of the last, if not the final, conservation action completed by the Biden administration before President-elect Trump takes office. According to the White House, Biden...