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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Daly

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues

Slavery Exhibit Removed - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.

A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have forced park service staff to remove or censor exhibits that share factually accurate and relevant U.S. history and scientific knowledge, including about slavery and climate change.

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