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

A group is suing to reverse Trump's revocation of bison grazing permits on USBLM lands in Montana. https://buff.ly/u3k0bOe

The April arrest in Tanzania of a trafficker in possession of 500 ivory tusks was welcomed by anti-poaching groups, but they are raising questions about how hard the government is trying to trace the higher-ups in charge. https://buff.ly/dcpyjhq

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