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Latest top headlines • 13 June 2026
In response to a lawsuit filed by a several organizations, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its censorship campaign in the national parks and restore any and all materials that were taken down or altered. https://buff.ly/hVbXFL0
As he did elsewhere, on Thursday Trump signed orders opening three marine NMons to commercial fishing. Conservationists will sue. https://buff.ly/auWS7QQ
A Republican attempt to undo Grand Staircase-Ecalante NMon's management plan using the problematic Congressional Review Act failed after a key deadline came and went. https://buff.ly/2pAhctN
The latest Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo is not just a human tragedy; it could devastate the country gorillas, including those in Virunga NP. https://mongabay.cc/II5Ihj
A judge found that she does not have the authority to reinstate a Yosemite NP employee who was fired after unfurling a Pride flag in the park. https://buff.ly/DsymqhF
A new policy that required high-level DOI sign-off on grant of more than $50,000 has gummed up a variety of programs in USNPS. https://buff.ly/k161h3P
Conservationists are alarmed at DOI's cryptic announcement that it will review lands in NPs and elsewhere that are being managed as de facto wilderness for "potential improvements." https://buff.ly/84g7s6i
A congressional attempt to block Trump's waiver of environmental laws in Big Bend NP and surrounding areas has failed. For now, a variety of border security projects could be in the offing. https://buff.ly/PJs6yOS
Trump laid out a fast-tracked schedule to get his DC arch built before he leaves office. https://buff.ly/1n7Pn3Y
Landslides caused by a climate-change-fueled cyclone killed over 50 extremely rare orangutans last year in Indonesia, a new study finds. The study provides support for a strong link between climate change damage and biodiversity destruction. https://buff.ly/8IbcQZ4
Among the many thousands of comments critical of Trump's censorship campaign that were submitted via park QR codes, nearly 5,000 contained the controversial shorthand phrase "8647." https://buff.ly/dWMW8SA Furthermore, just 47 comments out of 35,700 (0.01%) expressed support for what Trump is doing. https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/06/visitors-use-interiors-qr-code-system-undermine-efforts-remove-park-signage
Trump has waived all environmental laws pertaining to building a border wall inside Big Bend NP, greenlighting the project after months of confusion and wavering. https://buff.ly/Aa3naIa
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