Begich says Trump administration could expedite flood mitigation efforts in Juneau

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Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees

Last month, workers who collect entrance fees, clean trails and help rescue injured hikers received emails saying their job offers had been rescinded.

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Begich says Trump administration could expedite flood mitigation efforts in Juneau

Alaska’s U.S. House Rep. Nick Begich speaks at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Alaska’s U.S. House Rep. Nick Begich III says he believes the Trump administration could be able to expedite solutions to glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley. At a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, he called the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ current five to ten-year time…

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Pingree asks Trump administration to further protect National Park workers amid hiring freeze • Maine Morning Star

Acadia National Park, Maine. (NPS /Victoria Stauffenberg)U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is asking the Trump administration to go even further to protect National Park Service workers — seasonal and otherwise — amid the federal hiring freeze.  Last week, Pingree sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum asking him to immediately resume seasonal hiring for the National Park Service to prevent financial ramifications, including the pot…

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The only locksmith in Yosemite National Park in California, the only medical emergency ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced dog-drawn sled driver in Alaska’s Denali National Park. These are just some of the thousands of national park and forest employees who were abruptly fired last week by the Trump administration, in what some call the “Sunday Massacre.” About 2,000 newly hired employees were fired at the US …