Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.
Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into ‘staffing chaos'
As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe ...
WATCH: In it’s 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava
Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life ...
The National Parks Are At Risk Following Mass Layoffs—Here’s What That Means for Travelers Visiting the Parks
Thousands of permanent and seasonal National Park Service employees will not be on the job this summer. Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors' ...
Trump signs order calling for Presidio Trust’s elimination
SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order calling for the swift elimination of the ...
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Trump’s Firing of 1,000 National Park Workers Raises Concerns About Maintenance and Operating Hours
Park advocates say the permanent staff cuts will leave hundreds of national parks — including some of the most well-known and most heavily visited sites — understaffed and facing tough decisions about ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022, gave the IRS $80 billion and the ability to hire tens of thousands of new employees to help with customer service and ...
2 federal workers fired from National Park Service discuss impact of layoffs
"There will be projects that don't get done. There will be roads not resurfaced. Trails that are not built. The visitor ...
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Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
As an indication of just how personal and petty this dynamic has become, the bill previously introduced in Congress proposing ...
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Some In Congress Starting To Question Trump Firings
A few members of Congress are starting to speak out against the indiscriminate firings of some 2,300 Interior Department ...
Kilauea’s eruption resumes with 400-foot lava fountains
Video by USGS USGS HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES OBSERVATORY Lava is seen fountaining in Halemaumau crater this morning in this screenshot from a live stream. 2 /2 USGS HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES OBSERVATORY Lava is ...
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Doesn’t Matter The Season, Tourists Still Get Way Too Close To Bison
Recent incidents of winter tourists disregarding their own safety to get too close to bison have been witnessed and recorded ...