Trump Signs Order to Improve National Parks by Charging Foreign Tourists More

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park on June 27, 2024. Melina Chan/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on July 3 aimed at enhancing the U.S. national parks by increasing entrance fees for foreign tourists and developing a multi-agency commission. The first order, “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Previews Plans for the Grandest Celebration of America’s Birthday

ADVANCING PLANS TO THROW THE GREATEST BIRTHDAY PARTY IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Today, President Donald J. Trump launched the year-long Great American State Fair in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The Great American State Fair will begin in Iowa and travel to state fairs across the country. The celebration will culminate with a festival on the

Trump signs executive order calling for foreign tourists to pay higher national park fees

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — who oversees the National Park Service — to “develop a strategy” to hike entrance fees and recreation pass fees for non-U.S. residents at any national park that

Staffing cuts to national parks could pose safety concerns for summer visitors

Assateague Island, Maryland — The shoreline of Maryland’s Assateague Island is a familiar place for surfer Zack Tyndall. A former firefighter paramedic, Tyndall often helped beachgoers there — but now, as the mayor of nearby Berlin, Maryland, he says safety isn’t guaranteed. “I don’t want to see anybody drown,” Tyndall told CBS News. “We had