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How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them

How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them

Update: 2025-07-27
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From the towering peaks of Yosemite to the vast canyons of Zion, America’s national parks have long been considered national treasures. But federal funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration are leaving a mark on these iconic landscapes and the communities that surround them. Ali Rogin reports from New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them

How funding cuts to national parks may harm the communities around them

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