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Secret proposal would give developer access through one of America’s most treasured National Parks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has spent over a year quietly pressing the National Park Service to give up land inside Yosemite National Park so a private developer can build a road connecting its own property to park land, according to a new investigation from NOTUS. If approved, the corrupt back-room deal would break with a commitment dating back more than 150 years to protect Yosemite for the public good.
The reported effort also comes to light just three days after the National Park Service marked its 110th anniversary, and directly contradicts the promises from Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum to safeguard America’s national parks. Just days ago, Trump publicly pledged to protect the nation’s lands, even as his administration was working behind closed doors to make Yosemite available for private development. According to NOTUS, an appraisal of the property within Yosemite is already underway.
