r/news • u/boywithhat • 14h ago

Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona is officially named the newest US national park

https://www.kold.com/2026/10/21/chiricahua-national-monument-officially-named-countrys-newest-national-park/
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u/rebeccanotbecca 12h ago

I’m honestly shocked that this administration would allow any new NPs.

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u/mikewheelerfan 11h ago

This site was already a national monument, so the administration isn’t losing anything by upgrading it. It’s all just theater. They get to say “look, we made a new national park, we’re so environmentally conscious!” When they didn’t even conserve any new land

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u/WashuOtaku 8h ago

You are mostly right. The main difference is that Congress designates it as a National Park, while the President can proclaim a Monument using the Antiquities Act of 1906.

Typically, it is better when it becomes a National Park because just like how a President makes a monument, they can remove it too.