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Borderlands part 2: The fight against a border wall at Big Bend

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In the second part of our series on the borderlands, Aaron and Lilly are joined by Bob Krumenaker, former superintendent of Big Bend National Park and current chair of Keep Big Bend Wild. They discuss the proposal for a border wall through one of America’s national treasures, the bipartisan coalition rallying to stop it, and what’s at stake for the park, communities, and local economy. Plus, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum struggles to defend a 38% cut to the National Park Service maintenance budget while making a $10 billion request for D.C.-based projects.

News
  • Fact Check: Burgum claims $10 billion Trump slush fund request is for NPS deferred maintenance only — Center for Western Priorities
  • Senate ENR committee tussles with Burgum over permitting  — E&E News
  • Trump used Park Service to funnel millions to ballroom construction firm — New York Times
  • President’s Budget Proposal Slashes National Park Service Funding Amid Ongoing Attacks on National Parks — National Parks Conservation Association
  • Border wall map disappears from government website — Big Bend Sentinel
  • Land acquisition expands popular Jeffco park adjacent to Red Rocks — Denver Post
    • Resources
    • Borderlands part 1: The threats to public lands at the border
    • Keep Big Bend Wild
    • Mission Creep: How Trump is using the border to militarize our public lands — Westwise blog
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      • Produced by Aaron Weiss, Lauren Bogard, and Lilly Bock-Brownstein

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      Music: Purple Planet
      Featured image: U.S.-Mexico border within Big Bend National Park, NPS photo

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