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August 28, 2026
Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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August 27, 2026
Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.
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August 25, 2026
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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August 20, 2026
How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has long led the nation in environmental protections.
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August 18, 2026
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests
The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
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August 18, 2026
Court Blocks Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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August 14, 2026
Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.
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August 7, 2026
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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August 3, 2026
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
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July 13, 2026
Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah
Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
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July 10, 2026
Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
The move ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could open up crucial habitats to drilling and mining.
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July 10, 2026
Trump Administration Taps Climate Science Critic to Oversee Flagship Report
Matthew M. Wielicki has criticized the scientific consensus on global warming as alarmist. Now he’ll oversee a major federal report on the topic.
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July 2, 2026
National Parks Can Continue to Remove Signs That Trump Calls ‘Negative’
The decision was a win for the Trump administration as it pushes to remove material that the president has called inappropriate or “woke.”
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July 2, 2026
Bombs Bursting in Air Means Hours of Smoke and Confused Dogs in D.C.
Organizers want the July 4 fireworks in the nation’s capital to break the world record. But the fun will also come with air pollution and possibly headaches for pet owners and zoo keepers.
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July 1, 2026
A Wildlife Regulator’s Family Business Had a Permit to Renew. She Stepped In.
Jenifer Chatfield, a top official at the Interior Department, faces scrutiny from ethics experts for actions that could help her family’s business.
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June 29, 2026
Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm
It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.
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June 26, 2026
How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job
Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.
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June 26, 2026
What to Know About Problems at the Reflecting Pool and Trump’s Claims of Vandalism
The administration has provided little evidence to back up some of his assertions about the Lincoln Memorial pool. Experts say other factors could have caused the major problems that have plagued it.
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June 23, 2026
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.
The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.
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June 22, 2026
Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault
President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered.
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June 22, 2026
Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands
A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.
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June 18, 2026
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System
The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.
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June 15, 2026
Algae Is Turning the Reflecting Pool Green. Again.
Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.
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June 13, 2026
Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery
The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.
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