In Utah’s National Park gateway, Trump’s ‘sledgehammer’ cuts, tariff threats inject uncertainty
In a tourist town still struggling to climb out from pandemic restrictions, tourists are canceling trips to Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump ...
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Fired NPS, USFS, BLM Employees Share Their Stories
The Guardian profiled a number of people fired from the agencies that manage federal lands - the US Forest Service, Bureau of ...
Here’s How Many Employees Each National Park Is Losing
A nonprofit is tallying up how many NPS employees have been let go from each park. A key asset has been social media posts ...
Hundreds in Park Service Have Opted to Quit, Agency Memo Says
The report has raised concerns about national park access and maintenance heading into the summer travel season.
The National Park Service set a visitation record in 2024. Here are the top sites
Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 – enough to set a record.
2 workers laid off from the National Park Service sound off on their struggles: "I cycle through being angry, sad, distressed"
The White House's Department of Government Efficiency laid off about 1,000 National Park Service workers last month as part ...
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Arizona’s national parks already feeling strain from mass firings
Grand Canyon National Park reported wait times being twice as long as usual after the National Park Service fired thousands.
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Hundreds protest federal firings in Rocky Mountain National Park ahead of busy summer season
On Saturday, March 1, hundreds of people traveled to Rocky Mountain National Park, but it wasn’t to hike. Instead, protestors ...
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Hiking Bob: The Mayhem of Government (Un)spending
For the first time in this country’s history, scores of federal government employees, many of them in their probationary ...
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Trump credit card freeze has caused Interior ‘chaos,’ watchdog says
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said a $1 limit imposed on government credit cards is disrupting operations ...
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Park rangers battle Australians seeking rare earth minerals in old Mojave gold mine
The Mojave National Preserve was established in 1994, transferring oversight from the BLM to the Park Service. The Park Service notified Colliseum Inc., a subsidiary of Lac Minerals, that it could ...