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Trump administration's border barrier project sparks environmental concerns in Texas national park

Shown at left is the Rio Grande river as it flows through Big Bend National Park. At right, a protest against the construction of a border wall in the park on April 4, 2026
Shown at left is the Rio Grande river as it flows through Big Bend National Park. At right, a protest against the construction of a border wall in the park on April 4, 2026. © Instagram / laiken.jordahl

The Trump administration’s waiver of environmental laws to speed up border barrier construction in Texas’s Big Bend National Park has sparked an outcry from local residents and authorities.

With sheer cliffs towering hundreds of metres above the waters of the Rio Grande, vast desert landscapes, and rugged mountain ranges, Big Bend National Park in southern Texas is considered one of the most remote parks in the United States.

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