President Trump announced increased national park entry fees for foreign tourists to make parks more affordable for Americans, coinciding with the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. The executive order aims to improve park infrastructure and enjoyment using the generated revenue. Trump also revoked Obama's 2017 directive on diversity and inclusion, while conservation groups expressed concerns about staff layoffs.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said national parks would hike entry fees for foreign tourists to improve affordability for Americans as he launched the country's year-long 250th birthday celebrations. "For this anniversary, I've just signed an executive order to raise entrance fees for foreign tourists while keeping prices low for Americans," Trump told a cheering crowd at a rally in Iowa. "The national parks will be about America First," the Republican leader said after issuing an executive order. In it, Trump also instructed the Interior and State Departments to "encourage international tourism to America's national parks."
The border outlined that the revenue raised was to be used to improve the infrastructure and enhance the enjoyment of the country's vast national park system. It is a rare move by the climate sceptic president to promote the environment and green spaces. In the executive order, Trump also revoked a 2017 directive by former president Barack Obama on "promoting diversity and inclusion in our national parks,' in his latest attack on DEI initiatives. Some conservation groups, however, have voiced concerns about hundreds of National Park Service permanent staff members being laid off since Trump took office in January, ahead of the peak tourist season in summer.
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