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Trump disrupts America's parks with cuts
The gist
The Trump administration has blocked over 130 national park projects, holding at least $25 million.
The cuts affect 433 Park Service sites and the millions who visit them.
How it unfolded
- 1903Theodore Roosevelt ventured into California's Yosemite Valley and emerged with a sweeping conservation policy.
- Early last yearThe Trump administration began making steep cuts to the Park Service workforce, leaving at least 20 percent of parks significantly understaffed.
- This springThe administration used at least $67 million generated by park entrance fees to help fund Washington projects favored by Trump, like the botched Reflecting Pool repairs.