Lawsuit: Trump Admin Erasing History, Science at National Parks
Lawsuit: Trump Admin Erasing History, Science at National Parks
- •Conservation and historical groups sued the Trump administration over National Park Service policies, alleging erasure of history and science.
- •The lawsuit claims orders by Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum forced staff to censor exhibits on slavery, climate change, and Indigenous peoples.
- •Separately, LGBTQ+ advocates sued the park service for removing a Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument.
- •A federal judge ordered the restoration of an exhibit about enslaved people at George Washington's former home in Philadelphia.
- •Critics argue the administration's actions undermine the parks' role as 'living classrooms' and distort American history.