President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will establish two new national monuments in fire-plagued California, days before he's set to exit the White House, according to U.S. officials.

Biden signed proclamations designating a monument in Southern California's and another in far northern California.

California said on Tuesday it has withdrawn its request for a federal waiver to require commercial truckers to transition to zero-emissions vehicles, preempting an expected denial from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

California officials are withdrawing their final requests to enforce their nation-leading electric vehicle rules, days before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. State officials told U.S. EPA on Monday they wouldn't seek federal permission to enforce their rules covering zero-emission trucks and trains,

Because Trump is unlikely to approve them, California has no choice but to abandon its groundbreaking rules for zero-emission trucks and cleaner locomotives.