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Latest top headlines • 5 June 2026
A new report from the Congressional Research Service documents a consistent shortfall in USNPS funding over the last 10 years. https://buff.ly/Jhww0Mp
For the first time, captive-raised Devils Hole pupfish have been been used to bolster the population of this critically endangered species, which is found only in Death Valley NP. https://buff.ly/Bi7D8op
Under orders from Trump, USNPS is preparing to take down quotes about suffrage, immigration, abolitionism, and anti-war movements at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston NHP. https://buff.ly/UbGEfIS
The long-awaited and highly contentious auction of O&G rights in ANWR, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, drew only 2 bidders — one of which is controlled by the state of Alaska — on 5 tracts out of 60 offered.https://buff.ly/gjpmgS9
Opponents of Trump's planned arch on the banks of the Potomac River cite its disruption to historic sight-lines as one reason it should not go forward. https://buff.ly/YAdZ0oo
Thousands of protesters massed in Albania to oppose a resort development linked to Trump's son-in-law that is being built in what is supposed to be a PA. https://buff.ly/mCYdvZH
Environmental groups are suing after USFS and USFWS redefined the minimum area of "secure habitat" for grizzlies on a Montana NF from 2,500 acres to 1 acre. https://buff.ly/Q5PLX7v
A federal judge has, for now, halted Trump's attempt to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://buff.ly/oXiWx3Y However, Trump announced that an important ocean monitoring system would be dismantled. https://buff.ly/S0aZvEQ
In a Friday-evening order—timing often used to announce controversial decisions— Trump rescinded two decades-old executive orders restricting off-road vehicles on public lands. The move raises the specter of ORVs being allowed in many more places most national parks. https://buff.ly/nYV0FGT
A newly released database of comments received through DOI-placed, QR-coded signs inviting NP visitors to turn in material that doesn't glorify American history and American landscapes shows many used the opportunity to blast Trump instead. https://buff.ly/UGjBH7e
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