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Today — 5 July 2026Main stream

Politico | Energy & Environment
Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks show reignites fire fears
1 July 2026 at 02:44

Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks show reignites fire fears

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Heather Richards

1 July 2026 at 02:44

The Trump administration has restarted fireworks at the memorial in a national forest in rural South Dakota.

Fireworks light the sky at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2020, near Keystone, South Dakota.

Fireworks light the sky at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2020, near Keystone, South Dakota.

Politico | Energy & Environment
Dead ducks add to Trump’s reflecting pool drama
24 June 2026 at 04:48

Dead ducks add to Trump’s reflecting pool drama

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Heather Richards

24 June 2026 at 04:48

A local wildlife organization is performing necropsies on ducks found dead near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Ducks swim in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as workers scrub and vacuum algae in Washington, on June 18, 2026.

Ducks swim in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as workers scrub and vacuum algae in Washington, on June 18, 2026.

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Politico | Energy & Environment
Trump’s massive arch could snarl traffic for years
13 June 2026 at 03:40

Trump’s massive arch could snarl traffic for years

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Heather Richards

13 June 2026 at 03:40

The president’s proposed 250-foot-tall monument is facing criticism from lawmakers and Vietnam veterans.

A rendering of President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch on April 10.

A rendering of President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch on April 10.

Politico | Energy & Environment
Trump’s reflecting pool spruce-up fails to charm preservationists
29 April 2026 at 05:07

Trump’s reflecting pool spruce-up fails to charm preservationists

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Heather Richards and Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp

29 April 2026 at 05:07

The president ordered the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be coated with a blue liner.

Work is being done on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday in Washington.

Work is being done on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday in Washington.

Politico | Energy & Environment
The National Park Service race to rewrite history becomes a slog
16 March 2026 at 06:46

The National Park Service race to rewrite history becomes a slog

Politico | Energy & Environment

By: By Heather Richards

16 March 2026 at 06:46

The agency is considering hundreds of changes to exhibits at parks. It’s been an overwhelming task.

Exhibits discussing slavery and the Founding Fathers' ownership of enslaved people are seen at the President's House at Independence National Historic Park on Aug. 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. The National Park Service in January took down the exhibit to comply with an order by President Donald Trump, although it was later partially reinstalled.