Today is the 110th birthday of the National Park Service! On this day, let us follow the courageous lead of Elizabeth Villano, who is defending our national parks from censorship by the Trump admin. Hear her story at the next Science Rising national call Sept 2. RSVP today: act.ucs.org/4xVjetV
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Elizabeth worked at NPS for 6 years & has the dubious honor of designing the first NPS sign removed by the Trump admin. She is now a part of @resistancerangers.altgov.info a group of 1000+ off-duty & former NPS rangers & their allies resisting censorship in our ntl parks. www.resistancerangers.org
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UCS is also in this fight. In February, we joined @protectparks.bsky.social & 4 other organizations challenging Trump’s executive order on the rewriting of history and removal of climate science at national parks. .
We won a preliminary injunction in June ordering the admin to restore censured materials; the admin is currently appealing the decision. Learn more:
ucs.orgCourt Blocks Censorship and Erasure of American History and Science at National ParksA U.S. District Court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from censoring American history and science at U.S. national parks.