Threats To National Parks in 2019

The Trump administration has undermined, degraded, and attacked the laws and agencies that protect our public lands. The threats include:

  • $2.5 million in national park fee revenue diverted to pay for 4th of July spectacle
  • reduced requirement for power plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that pollute our air
  • gutted the Endangered Species Act and weakened its ability to protect wildlife
  • repealed the Clean Water Rule, erasing years of improvement in water protections
  • bulldozed delicate park ecosystems by insisting on a destructive border wall
  • nearly 3 million acres near national parks offered for oil and gas drilling

For the full list, see: National Parks Conservation Association.

Six Ways The Trump Administration Failed Our Parks In 2019