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Latest top headlines • 31 August 2026
The Supreme Court ruled that the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not have standing to sue to stop Trump's ballroom project, which will now likely be completed. https://buff.ly/7z3K91g
The last Confederate monument standing on Virginia's Capitol Square has been taken down. https://buff.ly/mDBfUT8
The foundations of a 15th-century hunting lodge in England have been revealed thanks to the recent months of hot, dry weather. https://buff.ly/faebele
Trump is considering a controversial land exchange in Yosemite NP — one previously rejected — that would benefit a developer. https://buff.ly/HRdIX2A
A new USNPS report supports Trump's DC arch plans, even as it acknowledges numerous disruptions to sightlines carefully planned long ago. https://buff.ly/3FGjG2C
A former USNPS interpretive ranger is on an "anti-censorship tour" to show park visitors signs Trump doesn't want them to see. https://buff.ly/9qifOYC
Trump's border security apparatus could threaten ancient cave art, archaeologists say. https://buff.ly/jHDOxGF
UNESCO is expressing concern over Trump's plan to allow O&G leasing in the buffer zone around Chaco Culture NHP, a World Heritage Site. https://buff.ly/aSwi9tQ
The Supreme Court is giving itself more time to decide whether to halt Trump's ballroom project — and in the meantime will not intervene to stop construction. https://buff.ly/2ZlS99J
Under directions from Burgum, USNPS has revamped its procedures to quickly redirect funds to projects Trump wants. https://buff.ly/g39CfiG
A new national monument recalling the persecution of LGBTQIA2S+ people in Canada has opened in Ottawa. https://buff.ly/Qa7mSCm
A judge has issued a temporary injunction to halt construction of border security measures inside Big Bend NP pending an emergency hearing next week. Construction had already been "paused" by Trump officials after a huge outcry. https://buff.ly/ES0v0tq
Minnesota's Democratic governor signed an executive order prohibiting non-ore mining in and adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area. The decision throws a major roadblock into plans for a new mine that Trump and Republicans have been pushing for. https://buff.ly/s5dAmO0
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