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Latest top headlines • 2 April 2026
The federal courts have again rejected an attempt by Arizona Republicans to invalidate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon NMon, proclaimed by Biden in 2023. https://buff.ly/QKjAURh
Burgum announced that DOI will be realigning the department's workforce to put more employees in "visitor-facing roles." No details were provided, but it could portend cuts in areas such as science and resource management. https://buff.ly/IEYzBh0
At Point Reyes NS, a USNPS biologist found a California giant salamander — which, despite their name, are extremely hard to find. https://buff.ly/qDowpea
A Virginia court dealt a setback to developers of a proposed data center next to Manassas National Battlefield Park when it invalidated the project permits. https://buff.ly/LhUZ3by
On Washington's National Mall, giant images of Trump are vying with satirical statues and posters for onlookers' attention. https://buff.ly/7t8TJwS
More than 1M tons of fish were taken from UK MPAs between 2020-2024, conservationists say. Much of the catch was from highly destructive bottom trawlers. https://buff.ly/D8BQObW
A judge ordered Trump to stop construction on his White House ballroom, saying that he needs congressional approval. https://buff.ly/4vm5QiV
Trump announced that he is moving the US Forest Service headquarters from Washington, DC, to Salt Lake City, UT — along with a massive reorganization of the agency, including the consolidation of all its research centers into a single one. https://buff.ly/Bfecviv
The so-called God Squad, hastily meeting behind closed doors at Trump's order, voted to waived ESA rules pertaining to O&G drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. A lawsuit is pending. https://nyti.ms/4tlD4wh
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The first-ever biography of our namesake — the visionary who revolutionized management of America‘s national parks
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