Bulldozers Plow Through Big Bend National Park, Sparking Fury in Texas
Construction crews have moved into Big Bend National Park in Texas, clearing vegetation near the Rio Grande as part of the Trump administration's border wall expansion. The project, which includes vehicle barriers and patrol roads, has drawn bipartisan backlash from Congress, environmental groups, and local tourism businesses, who warn it could damage desert ecosystems and alter the park's character. DHS and CBP defend the work, citing over 89,000 migrant encounters in the Big Bend Sector from 2021 to 2025, though recent encounters have dropped sharply.
This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations.
- Dieselroar88
Very sad and such a tragedy.
I spent some time there on a drive across the country and it was stunning.
- mapt
Will Mexico be paying for us to destroy this national park? If not, why not?
- metalman
This is a perfect oportunity to pass public private eco laws where wind mills and solar are combined with data centers on former parks that are now designated security zones, as it is the ONLY logical solution to the complex problems of our times.