The Longstanding Debate Over Privatization of US National Parks
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Summary
The article discusses the ongoing debate over the privatization of US national parks, highlighting concerns raised by the Trump administration's budget and staffing cuts to the National Park Service. It traces the history of such efforts back over a century, including a controversial 1980 attempt by the Reagan administration. The piece emphasizes the tension between public land preservation and private profit motives.
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The nation has a long history of similar efforts, including a wildly unpopular 1980 attempt by Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt to promote development and expand private concessions in the parks.
Debate over using public national park land for private profit dates back more than a century before that.
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