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.
‘This move by the administration is quite unprecedented’
NOTUS reports the Trump administration is looking to hand a small part of Yosemite National Park to private real estate developer Kingsbarn Realty Capital as part of a "land exchange." The company plans to build development just outside Yosemite and needs a road through the park to access it.
The Trump administration is reportedly negotiating to swap a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. It’s part of a broader rollback of protections covering more than 86 million acres of public land. Meanwhile, inside Grand Teton National Park, the Park Service is being ordered to approve a paved pathway it once rejected because it found it would harm wildlife. Former Park Service Superintendent Joan Anzelmo warns, “National parks are a birthright to all Americans, and they are treasured by the world– and once they are gone, they are gone.”
Jen Psaki shares reporting from NOTUS that Donald Trump is working to give a potentially very valuable part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer who has some interesting ties to the Trump administration.
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
The Trump administration is considering trading a portion of Yosemite National Park to a private developer in exchange for land elsewhere in California. CNN examines what the developer stands to gain from the controversial swap, and our panel debates whether trading away protected federal land makes sense. 0:00 What's the land swap about? 3:28 Why does the administration want to do this? 6:45 How will voters view the effort? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #nature #News
Authorities in California said he died in a climbing accident. He set a record in 2024 for climbing El Capitan’s Lurking Fear route in under three hours.
Jake Whisenant, the Mammoth Lakes speed climber who shattered the record on one of Yosemite's most punishing rock faces, has died at 30 following an accident in California's Sierra Nevada. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office Coroner confirmed Whisenant's death on August 3, but officials have not released details about the circumstances of the accident or […] The post Jake Whisenant, speed climber who set El Capitan record, dead at 30 after Sierra Nevada accident appeared first on American Almanac .
Jake Whisenant, the Mammoth Lakes speed climber who shattered the record on one of Yosemite's most punishing rock faces, has died at 30 following an accident in California's Sierra Nevada. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office Coroner confirmed Whisenant's death on August 3, but officials have not released details about the circumstances of the accident or the precise location within the Sierra Nevada where it occurred. No information has been made public about whether Whisenant was climbing alone or with partners at the time. Whisenant had built a reputation as one of the fastest big-wall climbers in the country. In October 2024, he and climbing partner Brant Hysell completed El Capitan's Lurking Fear route in 2 hours, 55 minutes, and 32…Open
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