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Trump Administration To Close 9 Civilian Conservation Centers

"The Trump administration announced Friday that it will kill a Forest Service program that trains disadvantaged young people for wildland fire fighting and other jobs in rural communities, laying off 1,100 employees — believed to be the largest number of federal job cuts in a decade."

Source: Washington Post, 05/28/2019

"Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science"

"President Trump has rolled back environmental regulations, pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord, brushed aside dire predictions about the effects of climate change, and turned the term “global warming” into a punch line rather than a prognosis. Now, after two years spent unraveling the policies of his predecessors, Mr. Trump and his political appointees are launching a new assault."

Source: NY Times, 05/28/2019

"National Parks: Military Vets' New Mission: Attack Maintenance Backlog"

"In 1995, Mike Najarian became dissatisfied with the lack of maintenance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. That's when he hit upon an idea: He called the National Park Service to ask whether he and his friends could help organize a group that would clean the wall each week."

Source: Greenwire, 05/27/2019

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