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fawks_harper78 t1_jdhp724 wrote

Reply to comment by blue_field_pajarito in Biden designates area sacred to tribes as largest national monument of his presidency by citytiger

You can’t drill for oil in the Mojave. I am also sure that this area has little mineral wealth. So then, when it is deemed to not have merit, is it ok to protect and make a NM…

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Strict-Device7005 t1_jdhuvx1 wrote

I feel like mineral wealth is the least relevant part of d declaring land a national monument

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TreeLord23 t1_jdic83a wrote

It isnt the least relevant part. If some company decided there was enough mineral wealth there to start mining it, the lobby so hard it wouldn't become one.

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