How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks NYT: Science By: Maxine Joselow 19 September 2026 at 05:02 Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the presidentβs favored projects in Washington. Β© Erin Schaff/The New York TimesAn unstaffed entrance station at Zion National Park in Utah.
Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection NYT: Science By: Catrin Einhorn 16 September 2026 at 18:04 An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal. Β© Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press, photographed under NOAA permit # 21371A North Atlantic right whale off Cape Cod, Mass., in 2023. Only about 380 remain on the planet.
States File 2 Lawsuits Over Trumpβs Cuts to Endangered Species Act NYT: Science By: Maxine Joselow 9 September 2026 at 18:38 Two lawsuits seek to reverse the Trump administrationβs moves to open the habitats of imperiled wildlife to commercial activities. Β© Kevin Schafer/AlamyA San Joaquin kit fox, an endangered species native to central California. The fox, the smallest fox species in North America, is estimated to have 3,000 to 5,000 individuals remaining.