Civil rights, climate change materials removed from national parks
Summary
The Trump administration removed materials about civil rights, diverse communities, slavery, women's rights, and climate change from national parks across the United States. A federal judge ordered the government to restore these items by July 3, but the Interior Department is appealing this decision.Key Facts
- The National Park Service took down materials related to civil rights, climate change, slavery, and women’s rights from several national parks.
- Some locations affected include Acadia National Park in Maine, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York, and the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
- The reason given for removing civil rights and diversity materials was that they “disparage Americans past or living.”
- Items about science and the environment were removed because they were seen as “unrelated to beauty, abundance and grandeur of the national landscape.”
- A federal judge called the removals a “dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization” and ordered the materials restored by July 3.
- The Interior Department disagrees and is appealing the judge’s order, arguing the materials contain politically charged language.
- The government says it encourages visitors to learn about the country’s history and is working to preserve both the land and its historical truth.
- The case is still ongoing, with the government asking for a delay on restoring the materials while the appeal is considered.
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