#bigbend — Public Fediverse posts
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Live View From Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park
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Live View From Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park
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Live View From Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park
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Breaking News! 🚨 Border Security Construction Paused at #BigBend National Park
Excerpt: "Laiken Jordahl, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity and a former wilderness fellow for the National Park, said the pause came after a weekend of “irreversible” damage to parts of the desert ecosystem, particularly around Mariscal Mountain. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the work."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news#275fea82-9350-5fdb-a0e9-d98777a69ca8Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HBHpp#NoBorderWall #USPol #TrumpsBorderWall
#RioGrande #EnvironmentalLaws #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#EndangeredSpecies #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol
#BorderPatrol #NationalParks
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Breaking News! 🚨 Border Security Construction Paused at #BigBend National Park
Excerpt: "Laiken Jordahl, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity and a former wilderness fellow for the National Park, said the pause came after a weekend of “irreversible” damage to parts of the desert ecosystem, particularly around Mariscal Mountain. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the work."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news#275fea82-9350-5fdb-a0e9-d98777a69ca8Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HBHpp#NoBorderWall #USPol #TrumpsBorderWall
#RioGrande #EnvironmentalLaws #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#EndangeredSpecies #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol
#BorderPatrol #NationalParks
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Breaking News! 🚨 Border Security Construction Paused at #BigBend National Park
Excerpt: "Laiken Jordahl, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity and a former wilderness fellow for the National Park, said the pause came after a weekend of “irreversible” damage to parts of the desert ecosystem, particularly around Mariscal Mountain. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the work."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news#275fea82-9350-5fdb-a0e9-d98777a69ca8Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HBHpp#NoBorderWall #USPol #TrumpsBorderWall
#RioGrande #EnvironmentalLaws #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#EndangeredSpecies #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol
#BorderPatrol #NationalParks
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Breaking News! 🚨 Border Security Construction Paused at #BigBend National Park
Excerpt: "Laiken Jordahl, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity and a former wilderness fellow for the National Park, said the pause came after a weekend of “irreversible” damage to parts of the desert ecosystem, particularly around Mariscal Mountain. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the work."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news#275fea82-9350-5fdb-a0e9-d98777a69ca8Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HBHpp#NoBorderWall #USPol #TrumpsBorderWall
#RioGrande #EnvironmentalLaws #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#EndangeredSpecies #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol
#BorderPatrol #NationalParks
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Breaking News! 🚨 Border Security Construction Paused at #BigBend National Park
Excerpt: "Laiken Jordahl, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity and a former wilderness fellow for the National Park, said the pause came after a weekend of “irreversible” damage to parts of the desert ecosystem, particularly around Mariscal Mountain. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the work."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news#275fea82-9350-5fdb-a0e9-d98777a69ca8Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HBHpp#NoBorderWall #USPol #TrumpsBorderWall
#RioGrande #EnvironmentalLaws #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #EnvironmentalProtectionAct
#EndangeredSpecies #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol
#BorderPatrol #NationalParks
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#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#Border “Security” Construction Paused at #BigBend #NationalPark in #Texas.
Construction of a new #BorderPatrol road & barriers through some of the park’s major attractions has drawn bipartisan criticism & national attention.
Local law enforcement have said the border infrastructure is costly & unnecessary in a desolate & undeveloped area where few migrants have ever crossed, even during times of peak migration.
#law #immigration #PublicLands #Trump #GovernmentWaste
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.PVP0.cTvOhU-3HC4z&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
With #CommunityScience, #BigBend #BioBlitz Documents #Biodiversity Threatened by Border Projects
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With #CommunityScience, #BigBend #BioBlitz Documents #Biodiversity Threatened by Border Projects
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With #CommunityScience, #BigBend #BioBlitz Documents #Biodiversity Threatened by Border Projects
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With #CommunityScience, #BigBend #BioBlitz Documents #Biodiversity Threatened by Border Projects
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With #CommunityScience, #BigBend #BioBlitz Documents #Biodiversity Threatened by Border Projects
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Smart comms: "DarkSky International does not take a position on border security policy; that question sits outside our mission and our expertise. Our position, set by our board, is simple: naturally dark places should remain dark."
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-statement-protecting-dark-skies-in-the-big-bend-region/
#DarkSkies #BigBend #Border #BorderSecurity #UnitedStates #CBP
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Smart comms: "DarkSky International does not take a position on border security policy; that question sits outside our mission and our expertise. Our position, set by our board, is simple: naturally dark places should remain dark."
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-statement-protecting-dark-skies-in-the-big-bend-region/
#DarkSkies #BigBend #Border #BorderSecurity #UnitedStates #CBP
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Smart comms: "DarkSky International does not take a position on border security policy; that question sits outside our mission and our expertise. Our position, set by our board, is simple: naturally dark places should remain dark."
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-statement-protecting-dark-skies-in-the-big-bend-region/
#DarkSkies #BigBend #Border #BorderSecurity #UnitedStates #CBP
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Smart comms: "DarkSky International does not take a position on border security policy; that question sits outside our mission and our expertise. Our position, set by our board, is simple: naturally dark places should remain dark."
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-statement-protecting-dark-skies-in-the-big-bend-region/
#DarkSkies #BigBend #Border #BorderSecurity #UnitedStates #CBP
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Smart comms: "DarkSky International does not take a position on border security policy; that question sits outside our mission and our expertise. Our position, set by our board, is simple: naturally dark places should remain dark."
https://darksky.org/news/darkskys-statement-protecting-dark-skies-in-the-big-bend-region/
#DarkSkies #BigBend #Border #BorderSecurity #UnitedStates #CBP
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Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction – Houston Public Media
Federal contractors begin border barrier construction near Santa Elena Canyon, inside Big Bend National Park. Taken August 6,…
#NFL #HoustonTexans #Houston #Texans #bigbend #BigBendNationalPark #Football #Immigration #news #texas #Texasborder #U.S.CustomsandBorderProtection #WestTexas
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Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction – Houston Public Media
Federal contractors begin border barrier construction near Santa Elena Canyon, inside Big Bend National Park. Taken August 6,…
#NFL #HoustonTexans #Houston #Texans #bigbend #BigBendNationalPark #Football #Immigration #news #texas #Texasborder #U.S.CustomsandBorderProtection #WestTexas
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Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction – Houston Public Media https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/970916/ #BigBend #BigBendNationalPark #Football #Houston #HoustonTexans #HoustonTexans #Immigration #news #NFL #Texans #texas #TexasBorder #USCustomsAndBorderProtection #WestTexas
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Cornyn urges DHS to hear Texans’ concerns about Big Bend border barrier construction – Houston Public Media https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/970916/ #BigBend #BigBendNationalPark #Football #Houston #HoustonTexans #HoustonTexans #Immigration #news #NFL #Texans #texas #TexasBorder #USCustomsAndBorderProtection #WestTexas
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/117072596084700594
More unneeded destruction along the southern border. Anyone who has ever spent any time in this park knows how insane this is. #BigBend
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/117072596084700594
More unneeded destruction along the southern border. Anyone who has ever spent any time in this park knows how insane this is. #BigBend
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/117072596084700594
More unneeded destruction along the southern border. Anyone who has ever spent any time in this park knows how insane this is. #BigBend
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/117072596084700594
More unneeded destruction along the southern border. Anyone who has ever spent any time in this park knows how insane this is. #BigBend
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/117072596084700594
More unneeded destruction along the southern border. Anyone who has ever spent any time in this park knows how insane this is. #BigBend
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Federal Contractors Begin #BorderWall Construction in #BigBend #NationalPark
via #CensoredNews
"New Mexico threatens to revoke licenses of contractors drilling water wells in drought-stricken #NewMexico. The #TohonoOodham Nation has filed for an injunction to halt the Trump administration from seizing its tribal land for the border wall in Arizona, pointing out that only Congress can diminish its land.
"Border Wall construction will destroy O'odham burial places and #SacredSites. Today, contractors are destroying the fragile tree life at Big Bend in Texas. Today is Day 10 of a tree sitter and supporters halting border wall contractors in Lochiel, Arizona, east of Nogales." -- Censored News
Federal Contractors Begin Border Construction in Big Bend National Park
“This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Center for Biological Diversity, Censored News, August 7, 2026
TERLINGUA, Texas— "Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
" 'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
" 'The administration is preparing to blast hundreds of miles of destructive roads through the wildest place left in Texas and cut off public access to the Rio Grande, all to enrich private contractors. Big Bend belongs to us all, and sacrificing it is a betrayal of every Texan and every American who believes our national parks should be protected. We won’t stop fighting this reckless assault on Big Bend National Park and America’s natural heritage until this destruction ends.'
"Department of Homeland Security contractors have stockpiled heavy equipment across the Big Bend region, where staging yards have been cleared, worker camps built and water wells drilled.
"According to Customs and Border Protection’s [ #CBP ] online map, the agency plans to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads across Big Bend National Park, including in rugged and remote areas such as Mariscal Mountain that would require extensive dynamite blasting. The plans also include building in remote walled canyons where no unauthorized vehicle crossings have been documented and where vehicles cannot access the border with Mexico.
"In May the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border work through the national park. In June the department waived dozens of #EnvironmentalLaws — including the National Park Service Organic Act, #EndangeredSpecies Act and National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — to authorize construction of border barriers, roads and lighting through Big Bend National Park. It was the first time in U.S. history that the federal government had waived such a broad set of environmental protections for construction inside a national park.
"The Center sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the waivers violated the Constitution by taking actions with vast economic and political consequences without congressional authorization. That case is ongoing."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/federal-contractors-begin-border.html#USPol #CulturalGenocide #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct #EndangeredSpecies #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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Federal Contractors Begin #BorderWall Construction in #BigBend #NationalPark
via #CensoredNews
"New Mexico threatens to revoke licenses of contractors drilling water wells in drought-stricken #NewMexico. The #TohonoOodham Nation has filed for an injunction to halt the Trump administration from seizing its tribal land for the border wall in Arizona, pointing out that only Congress can diminish its land.
"Border Wall construction will destroy O'odham burial places and #SacredSites. Today, contractors are destroying the fragile tree life at Big Bend in Texas. Today is Day 10 of a tree sitter and supporters halting border wall contractors in Lochiel, Arizona, east of Nogales." -- Censored News
Federal Contractors Begin Border Construction in Big Bend National Park
“This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Center for Biological Diversity, Censored News, August 7, 2026
TERLINGUA, Texas— "Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
" 'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
" 'The administration is preparing to blast hundreds of miles of destructive roads through the wildest place left in Texas and cut off public access to the Rio Grande, all to enrich private contractors. Big Bend belongs to us all, and sacrificing it is a betrayal of every Texan and every American who believes our national parks should be protected. We won’t stop fighting this reckless assault on Big Bend National Park and America’s natural heritage until this destruction ends.'
"Department of Homeland Security contractors have stockpiled heavy equipment across the Big Bend region, where staging yards have been cleared, worker camps built and water wells drilled.
"According to Customs and Border Protection’s [ #CBP ] online map, the agency plans to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads across Big Bend National Park, including in rugged and remote areas such as Mariscal Mountain that would require extensive dynamite blasting. The plans also include building in remote walled canyons where no unauthorized vehicle crossings have been documented and where vehicles cannot access the border with Mexico.
"In May the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border work through the national park. In June the department waived dozens of #EnvironmentalLaws — including the National Park Service Organic Act, #EndangeredSpecies Act and National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — to authorize construction of border barriers, roads and lighting through Big Bend National Park. It was the first time in U.S. history that the federal government had waived such a broad set of environmental protections for construction inside a national park.
"The Center sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the waivers violated the Constitution by taking actions with vast economic and political consequences without congressional authorization. That case is ongoing."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/federal-contractors-begin-border.html#USPol #CulturalGenocide #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct #EndangeredSpecies #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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Federal Contractors Begin #BorderWall Construction in #BigBend #NationalPark
via #CensoredNews
"New Mexico threatens to revoke licenses of contractors drilling water wells in drought-stricken #NewMexico. The #TohonoOodham Nation has filed for an injunction to halt the Trump administration from seizing its tribal land for the border wall in Arizona, pointing out that only Congress can diminish its land.
"Border Wall construction will destroy O'odham burial places and #SacredSites. Today, contractors are destroying the fragile tree life at Big Bend in Texas. Today is Day 10 of a tree sitter and supporters halting border wall contractors in Lochiel, Arizona, east of Nogales." -- Censored News
Federal Contractors Begin Border Construction in Big Bend National Park
“This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Center for Biological Diversity, Censored News, August 7, 2026
TERLINGUA, Texas— "Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
" 'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
" 'The administration is preparing to blast hundreds of miles of destructive roads through the wildest place left in Texas and cut off public access to the Rio Grande, all to enrich private contractors. Big Bend belongs to us all, and sacrificing it is a betrayal of every Texan and every American who believes our national parks should be protected. We won’t stop fighting this reckless assault on Big Bend National Park and America’s natural heritage until this destruction ends.'
"Department of Homeland Security contractors have stockpiled heavy equipment across the Big Bend region, where staging yards have been cleared, worker camps built and water wells drilled.
"According to Customs and Border Protection’s [ #CBP ] online map, the agency plans to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads across Big Bend National Park, including in rugged and remote areas such as Mariscal Mountain that would require extensive dynamite blasting. The plans also include building in remote walled canyons where no unauthorized vehicle crossings have been documented and where vehicles cannot access the border with Mexico.
"In May the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border work through the national park. In June the department waived dozens of #EnvironmentalLaws — including the National Park Service Organic Act, #EndangeredSpecies Act and National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — to authorize construction of border barriers, roads and lighting through Big Bend National Park. It was the first time in U.S. history that the federal government had waived such a broad set of environmental protections for construction inside a national park.
"The Center sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the waivers violated the Constitution by taking actions with vast economic and political consequences without congressional authorization. That case is ongoing."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/federal-contractors-begin-border.html#USPol #CulturalGenocide #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct #EndangeredSpecies #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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Federal Contractors Begin #BorderWall Construction in #BigBend #NationalPark
via #CensoredNews
"New Mexico threatens to revoke licenses of contractors drilling water wells in drought-stricken #NewMexico. The #TohonoOodham Nation has filed for an injunction to halt the Trump administration from seizing its tribal land for the border wall in Arizona, pointing out that only Congress can diminish its land.
"Border Wall construction will destroy O'odham burial places and #SacredSites. Today, contractors are destroying the fragile tree life at Big Bend in Texas. Today is Day 10 of a tree sitter and supporters halting border wall contractors in Lochiel, Arizona, east of Nogales." -- Censored News
Federal Contractors Begin Border Construction in Big Bend National Park
“This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Center for Biological Diversity, Censored News, August 7, 2026
TERLINGUA, Texas— "Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
" 'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
" 'The administration is preparing to blast hundreds of miles of destructive roads through the wildest place left in Texas and cut off public access to the Rio Grande, all to enrich private contractors. Big Bend belongs to us all, and sacrificing it is a betrayal of every Texan and every American who believes our national parks should be protected. We won’t stop fighting this reckless assault on Big Bend National Park and America’s natural heritage until this destruction ends.'
"Department of Homeland Security contractors have stockpiled heavy equipment across the Big Bend region, where staging yards have been cleared, worker camps built and water wells drilled.
"According to Customs and Border Protection’s [ #CBP ] online map, the agency plans to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads across Big Bend National Park, including in rugged and remote areas such as Mariscal Mountain that would require extensive dynamite blasting. The plans also include building in remote walled canyons where no unauthorized vehicle crossings have been documented and where vehicles cannot access the border with Mexico.
"In May the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border work through the national park. In June the department waived dozens of #EnvironmentalLaws — including the National Park Service Organic Act, #EndangeredSpecies Act and National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — to authorize construction of border barriers, roads and lighting through Big Bend National Park. It was the first time in U.S. history that the federal government had waived such a broad set of environmental protections for construction inside a national park.
"The Center sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the waivers violated the Constitution by taking actions with vast economic and political consequences without congressional authorization. That case is ongoing."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/federal-contractors-begin-border.html#USPol #CulturalGenocide #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct #EndangeredSpecies #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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Federal Contractors Begin #BorderWall Construction in #BigBend #NationalPark
via #CensoredNews
"New Mexico threatens to revoke licenses of contractors drilling water wells in drought-stricken #NewMexico. The #TohonoOodham Nation has filed for an injunction to halt the Trump administration from seizing its tribal land for the border wall in Arizona, pointing out that only Congress can diminish its land.
"Border Wall construction will destroy O'odham burial places and #SacredSites. Today, contractors are destroying the fragile tree life at Big Bend in Texas. Today is Day 10 of a tree sitter and supporters halting border wall contractors in Lochiel, Arizona, east of Nogales." -- Censored News
Federal Contractors Begin Border Construction in Big Bend National Park
“This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,” said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Center for Biological Diversity, Censored News, August 7, 2026
TERLINGUA, Texas— "Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
" 'This is the most heinous attack on an American national park in generations,' said Laiken Jordahl, national public lands advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity.
" 'The administration is preparing to blast hundreds of miles of destructive roads through the wildest place left in Texas and cut off public access to the Rio Grande, all to enrich private contractors. Big Bend belongs to us all, and sacrificing it is a betrayal of every Texan and every American who believes our national parks should be protected. We won’t stop fighting this reckless assault on Big Bend National Park and America’s natural heritage until this destruction ends.'
"Department of Homeland Security contractors have stockpiled heavy equipment across the Big Bend region, where staging yards have been cleared, worker camps built and water wells drilled.
"According to Customs and Border Protection’s [ #CBP ] online map, the agency plans to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads across Big Bend National Park, including in rugged and remote areas such as Mariscal Mountain that would require extensive dynamite blasting. The plans also include building in remote walled canyons where no unauthorized vehicle crossings have been documented and where vehicles cannot access the border with Mexico.
"In May the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border work through the national park. In June the department waived dozens of #EnvironmentalLaws — including the National Park Service Organic Act, #EndangeredSpecies Act and National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — to authorize construction of border barriers, roads and lighting through Big Bend National Park. It was the first time in U.S. history that the federal government had waived such a broad set of environmental protections for construction inside a national park.
"The Center sued the Department of Homeland Security, saying the waivers violated the Constitution by taking actions with vast economic and political consequences without congressional authorization. That case is ongoing."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/federal-contractors-begin-border.html#USPol #CulturalGenocide #NoBorderWall #TrumpsBorderWall #ProtectTheSacred #EnvironmentalProtectionAct #EndangeredSpecies #RespectTheTreaties #AbolishICE #DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #IndigenousSacredSites #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity
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TERLINGUA, Texas— Bulldozers broke ground today on border barrier and road construction in Big Bend National Park amid widespread bipartisan opposition. Videos shared with the Center for Biological Diversity show contractors plowing through native vegetation along the Rio Grande’s riparian corridor, with the iconic Santa Elena Canyon visible in the background.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/350212/ NFWC welcomes red ruffed lemurs to help fund Madagascar habitat restoration #Abc27 #BigBend #CriticallyEndangeredLemurs #HabitatRestoration #JeffersonCounty #LloydFlorida #Madagascar #MadagascarConservation #NorthFloridaWildlifeCenter #RedRuffedLemur #RyanReins
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/347489/ Midday Update: New plan for CSC Leon, Cairo Summer Camp focuses on literacy #Abc27 #BigBend #cairo #Children'sServicesCouncil #Egypt #FirstToKnowWeather #Florida #FridayForecast #GadsdenCountyVoters #LeonCounty #SouthGeorgia
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Quincy commissioners delay internal probe of police chief
GADSDEN COUNTY, FL (WTXL) — The Quincy City Commission addressed two issues drawing public attention Tuesday night: the…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #abc27 #bigbend #BRIANALEXALNDER #GadsdenCounty #INTERNALINVESTIGATION #quincy #quincyaldi #quincycitycommission #Süd&Nord #USDA) #wtxl
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"Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across the #BigBend region of West #Texas. It has fostered a community of dark sky defenders, who regularly ward off threats like too-bright store signs and intrusive car headlights.
"Now, they’re facing something far greater: the construction of President Trump’s #border wall, which residents across the Big Bend fear will bring bright lighting along land that is currently untouched."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/science/texas-astronomy-dark-sky-border.html
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"Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across the #BigBend region of West #Texas. It has fostered a community of dark sky defenders, who regularly ward off threats like too-bright store signs and intrusive car headlights.
"Now, they’re facing something far greater: the construction of President Trump’s #border wall, which residents across the Big Bend fear will bring bright lighting along land that is currently untouched."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/science/texas-astronomy-dark-sky-border.html
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"Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across the #BigBend region of West #Texas. It has fostered a community of dark sky defenders, who regularly ward off threats like too-bright store signs and intrusive car headlights.
"Now, they’re facing something far greater: the construction of President Trump’s #border wall, which residents across the Big Bend fear will bring bright lighting along land that is currently untouched."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/science/texas-astronomy-dark-sky-border.html
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"Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across the #BigBend region of West #Texas. It has fostered a community of dark sky defenders, who regularly ward off threats like too-bright store signs and intrusive car headlights.
"Now, they’re facing something far greater: the construction of President Trump’s #border wall, which residents across the Big Bend fear will bring bright lighting along land that is currently untouched."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/science/texas-astronomy-dark-sky-border.html
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"Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across the #BigBend region of West #Texas. It has fostered a community of dark sky defenders, who regularly ward off threats like too-bright store signs and intrusive car headlights.
"Now, they’re facing something far greater: the construction of President Trump’s #border wall, which residents across the Big Bend fear will bring bright lighting along land that is currently untouched."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/science/texas-astronomy-dark-sky-border.html
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WCTV experiencing technical difficulties
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – WCTV is currently experiencing technical difficulties, and our team is working to resolve the…
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WCTV experiencing technical difficulties
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – WCTV is currently experiencing technical difficulties, and our team is working to resolve the…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/581363/ WCTV experiencing technical difficulties #BigBend #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #News #outage #SouthGeorgia #TV #wctv #WctvNews #WctvOutage
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Live View From Panther Junction, Big Bend National Park
#NPS #NationalParkService #BigBend
