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# NPS strained by Trump's construction, political pressure
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/politics-and-the-parks-1787951859/
- Published: 2026-08-29T00:31:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-29T01:00:37.000Z
- Description: National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a8f07450-0e28-4875-b5b0-2e66360b6e67, #extra

Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz discussed the state of national parks with Tiernan Sittenfeld, the president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association.