The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service (NPS), “disapproved” of agreements last month for projects at Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree and other parks, The Washington Post reported, citing internal documents.
The contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan resulted in the pool’s new blue liner peeling and breaking loose.
The New York Times reports the contractor that renovated the Reflecting Pool told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the plan caused the pool's new blue liner to peel and break loose—not vandalism.
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
The president also ordered the Interior and Agriculture departments to allow ranchers to kill these animals, if necessary, to protect their herds.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says they will break ground on President Trump's massive arch in the next two weeks despite not getting final approval. Boston Global Editorial Board Abdallah Fayyad, Democratic strategist Basil Smikle and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori join Alicia Menendez to share their thoughts.
Construction on President Trump’s controversial triumphal arch in Washington, DC is set to begin within days. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum made the announcement yesterday on social media stating that preparations are currently underway to begin excavation work over the next two weeks. The project is facing a federal lawsuit brought by three veterans and an architectural historian. They argue the administration lacks the required congressional authorization and the project was never approved from the capital planning commission. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest move by the administration to just move forward with another controversial construction project no matter what.
As with all of Trump's beautification projects he's initiated for D.C., the arch has received pushback from critics concerned about its height and impact on surrounding area. Burgum pointed out in his thread that over 70 major cities and capitols around the world, including London, Paris, Rome and Madrid, have arches.
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.
Excavation work for the construction of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch" will begin over the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced.