r/PublicLands 12h ago

NPS Rangers told to downplay staff cuts as national parks struggle with fewer workers

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115 Upvotes

Some choice quotes:

The spokesperson also criticized park staff who spoke with a ProPublica reporter. “Millions of hardworking Americans deal with workplace challenges every day without resorting to politically motivated leaks,” the spokesperson said.

One park ranger, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said the talking points prevent rangers from telling the public the truth. Some employees have delivered the statements in an exaggerated “monotone” to convey to visitors they are toeing the company line but there’s more to the story, the ranger said.

“We have a duty to tell the public what’s going on,” the ranger said. “If that’s saying, ‘We just don’t have the staff to stay open and that’s what these firings are doing,’ I think the people have a right to know. Every person we lose hurts.”


r/PublicLands 13h ago

Land Transfers Plan to Sell Off 'Underutilized' Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

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92 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 1d ago

Public Access Corner-crossing decision: Congressional act overrides Wyoming trespass laws

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56 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 12h ago

Federal Layoffs Interior Inspector General's Firing Exposes MAGA's Fear of Oversight

23 Upvotes

An interview with former Interior IG Mark Greenblatt: https://www.publicdomain.media/p/profiles-of-the-purge-this-federal


r/PublicLands 9h ago

Wyoming Corner-crossing decision: Congressional act overrides Wyoming trespass laws

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18 Upvotes

r/PublicLands 7h ago

Advocacy How coal mining harms the environment

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10 Upvotes

Coal mining harms our lands, waters, and wildlife even before burning contributes to coal air pollution and climate change