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- 1Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Reviews for Historic and Tribal Lands▼Trump Administration Moves Ahead with Proposal to Gut Reviews for Historic Sites, Environment, Tribal Lands
The Trump administration is advancing a proposal to scale back federal review requirements that currently protect historic sites, the environment, and tribal lands. Preservation and environmental advocates warn the change would gut protections that have long required agencies to assess impacts before development, raising concerns over damage to cultural and natural resources.
- 2Royal parks to be reshaped for climate change▼Changing of the garden: the plan to prep royal parks for climate change
A plan is under way to prepare London's royal parks for climate change, with planting and garden management set to change in response to hotter, drier conditions. The proposal suggests replacing traditional planting with species better suited to a warming climate, prompting debate about how historic landscapes should adapt while preserving their heritage character.