US Customs and Border Protection Pauses Construction in Big Bend National Park

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US Customs and Border Protection Pauses Construction in Big Bend National Park
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  1. US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced Monday that "CBP is pausing all construction activity in Big Bend National Park while I visit and conduct a personal, on-the-ground evaluation" of the Trump administration's controversial plans for the Texas site.

  2. "Even with Customs and Border Protection pumping the brakes, the contractors could resume bulldozing deeper into the national park, causing irreversible damage to the wildest place in Texas," Jordahl warned. "We're hopeful the judge will stop this destruction until there's a ruling on the merits of our case."

  3. CPB previously ditched plans for a 30-foot wall in the area, but crews recently started work on a new road, barriers intended to stop cars from crossing over from Mexico, and other infrastructure as part of President Donald Trump's intense anti-immigrant agenda. Conservationists are concerned about negative impacts on not only the national park but also nearby Amistad National Recreation Area and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

  4. National Parks Conservation Association president and CEO, Tiernan Sittenfeld, similarly declared last week that "bulldozing Big Bend National Park is an unconscionable attack on one of America's greatest treasures."

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  1. 01 Financial Times

    US pauses construction of border wall through national park in Texas Bulldozers had been dispatched to remote national park as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown

  2. 02 Washington Times Business

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said the state would not review or process permits on proposed mining projects near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, four months after Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration lifted a federal ban.

  3. 03 Common Dreams

    5 #000000 #FFFFFF "Even with Customs and Border Protection pumping the brakes, the contractors could resume bulldozing deeper into the national park, causing irreversible damage to the wildest place in Texas," warned one campaigner.

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Original Articles (5)

Center US pauses construction of border wall through national park in Texas — Financial Times
Lean Right Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness — Washington Times Business
Left Don't Just Pause Trump Border Construction in Big Bend National Park, Say Conservationists, End It — Common Dreams
Left Conservationists Say Trump Gutting of Roadless Rule Is Corporate Giveaway, Not Wildfire Prevention — Common Dreams
Left Amid Outrage, Trump Border Chief Halts Construction in Big Bend National Park — Common Dreams