national parks

Saturday, September 5, 2026

US national parks squeezed by budget cuts and summer crowds

USA/National parks—   By Eric Galatas, producer, Wyoming News Service, bureau of Public News Service.   Grand Teton, Yellowstone and other national parks saw visitation numbers back at pre-pandemic highs this summer. At the most popular parks, visitors had to navigate long lines, noise, packed parking lots and throngs of other tourists. Michael Childers, author of the new book “The Mountains Are […]
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Judge’s order halts Trump administration efforts to rewrite history

USA/Sunday Feature—   By Freda Ross, producer, Mississippi News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   The Trump administration has been ordered to return historical items to the Medgar and Myrtle Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. They were removed as part of a nationwide sweep of exhibits and signs the administration deemed “disparaging to Americans past or living.” Medgar […]
Friday, February 20, 2026

Lawsuit filed to stop Trump administration from erasing history and science in national parks

USA/Lawsuits—   Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   A coalition of conservation groups, park groups, scientists, and historians filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration over censorship at National Park Service sites. President Donald Trump ordered a review of all signs and educational materials to ensure they focus on natural beauty and grandeur, […]