Castner Range in El Paso, home of Indigenous ancestral lands, dozens of archeological sites and wildlife, was designated as a national monument by President Biden on Tuesday.
The announcement making Castner Range, an almost 7,000-acre landscape located along the Rio Grande, a national monument was lauded by residents and groups who have been advocating for its preservation for over a half-century.
Borjas is a member of Por La Creación Faith-Based Alliance, a group of religious leaders advocating for environmental preservation that is part of the Hispanic Access Foundation, a national nonprofit. But Castner Range, located on Fort Bliss, was also a training and testing site for the Army for decades until it closed in 1966. The area still has unexploded munitions. Castner Range will be under the control of the Army.
"We are eager for this dangerous and inaccessible landscape to become a safe and accessible region for respite for the first time in many generations," said in a statement Mark Magaña, CEO of the environmental advocacy group, Green Latinos.from the Hispanic Access Foundation, Latinos in El Paso living near Castner Range have disproportionately high rates of asthma and chronic diseases.
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