Trump Signs Bill Making Arizona's Chiricahua Monument the 64th US National Park
Photo: The Guardian USPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation making Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona the 64th US national park, bringing Arizona's total to four. The bill passed Congress with bipartisan support. The 19-square-mile (49-sq-km) site, protected as a national monument since the 1920s, is known for hundreds of pinnacle-shaped rock spires formed by an ancient volcanic eruption. It lies in the historical territory of the Chiricahua Apache, who surrendered to US troops in 1886 and were forcibly removed to the San Carlos Apache reservation. The law preserves tribal access for traditional ceremonies and allows temporary public closures to protect them. Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona said the specifics have not been decided.
Right-leaning coverage, from The Blaze, leads with Arizona gaining a fourth national park and the area's scenic appeal, calling it a hidden gem. Left-leaning outlets agree on the Tuesday signing and the monument's history. The Guardian adds Apache history, tribal access and bipartisan passage, while The Washington Post explains that monument and park labels are mainly a legal distinction. Alternative / independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Arizona's new park and its scenery; left sources add Apache history and the monument-versus-park distinction; alternative sources have not covered it.
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- The Washington PostArizona’s Chiricahua monument just became a national park. What’s the difference?
The Guardian leads with the designation, bipartisan passage, Apache history and tribal ceremonial access, quoting Rep. Juan Ciscomani. The Washington Post explains the difference between a monument and a national park.
Not covering this story. None of the alternative or independent outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
The Blaze leads with Arizona's total rising to four parks and the site's scenic appeal, citing a comment calling it a hidden gem that will gain national attention.