‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead
Construction of border security infrastructure in Big Bend National Park has sparked controversy as heavy machinery begins clearing land. Activists and environmentalists have expressed concern over the impact on the protected landscape.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the tension between national border security policies and the preservation of protected public lands.
Tensions have run high since the Trump administration announced plans to erect new border security infrastructure. Photograph: Hannah Gentiles Tensions have run high since the Trump administration announced plans to erect new border security infrastructure. Photograph: Hannah Gentiles Texas ‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park
Prefer the Guardian on Google Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elena Canyon as part of the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar “smart wall” expansion on the US-Mexico border, according to new footage taken by activists who have been monitoring the site.
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