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Hawaiian Bird Species At Risk Of Extinction From Halt In Federal Funding

A federal hold on funding could upend a novel approach to preventing mosquitoes from sending a number of Hawaiian bird species into extinction.

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By Rita Beamish - February 27th, 2025

President Trump Orders Presidio Trust To Shrink To Its "Minimum Presence"

In another move to "reduce the federal bureaucracy," President Trump has ordered the Presidio Trust at Golden Gate National Recreation Area to reduce its presence to the "minimum presence." Whether that would save the federal government any money is questionable, as the Trust says it hasn't received any annual federal appropriations since 2013.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2025

Trump Administration Moving To Upend "Magna Carta" Of Environment Laws

President Donald Trump's administration is moving to defang the National Environmental Policy Act that long has been viewed as the "Magna Carta" of the United State's environmental laws.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2025

Interior Department Ignores Thousands Fired In Reviewing Its Week

It was a great week at the Interior Department: the Gulf of America was crowned, grazing fees on public lands remain absurdly low, and U.S. Geological Survey staff helped rescue cold-stunned sea turtles in Florida.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 17th, 2025

Dan Wenk, Forced Out By First Trump Administration, Laments For National Park Service

Dan Wenk has been there.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 17th, 2025

Great-Granddaughter Of Horace Albright Fired By National Park Service

A great-granddaugther of Horace Albright, a National Park Service icon who guided the birth of the agency, was caught up in the Park Service's indiscriminate termination of 1,000 on Valentine's Day.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 16th, 2025

Trump Administration's Cuts To National Park Service Could Impact Local Communities

Trump administration cuts to the National Park Service not only will adversely impact the national parks but do economic damage to the gateway communities that surround them, according to park advocates.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 16th, 2025

Fallout From National Park Service Firings Spreading

Crushed dreams, search-and-rescue teams reportedly asking for volunteers, and outraged community leaders are just some of the fallout in the wake of the Trump administration's firing of 1,000 National Park Service employees and thousands more from the U.S. Forest Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 16th, 2025

How The National Park Service Fired 1,000 Workers

A terse email that went out to 1,000 National Park Service employees and other Interior Department staff who were fired this week was abrupt and claimed they were being fired for cause.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 15th, 2025

UPDATE | One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming

One-thousand National Park Service staff were being fired Friday as part of the Trump administration's move to reduce the size of federal government, though the agency was told it could begin hiring 5,000 seasonal workers, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 14th, 2025

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