Originally posted May 21, 2026 at E&E News
Former National Park Service officials are urging the Trump administration not to waive dozens of environmental laws as it looks to build new border barriers and roads in the Big Bend region of Texas.
In a Thursday letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, five former top Big Bend National Park officials warned against the installation of border walls, vehicle barriers, paved roads or utilities, saying they would represent an “egregious assault on the integrity of the entire National Park System.”
“We all agree that we need a secure border at Big Bend. Collectively, we have spent decades working with the Border Patrol and local law enforcement leaders to ensure so,” states the letter, shared exclusively with POLITICO’s E&E News.
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