Nearly all members of National Park Service advisory panel resign in frustration

[babylonsister]

Such BULLSHIT! Get rid of this admin; they're doing so much harm.

Nearly all members of National Park Service advisory panel resign in frustration
Juliet Eilperin
54 mins ago


Three-quarters of the members of a federally chartered board advising the National Park Service abruptly quit Monday night out of frustration that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had refused to meet with them or convene a single meeting last year.

The resignation of nine out of 12 National Park System Advisory Board members leaves the federal government without a functioning body to designate national historic or natural landmarks. It also underscores the extent to which federal advisory bodies have become marginalized under the Trump administration. In May 2017, Zinke suspended all outside committees while his staff reviewed their composition and work.

In a letter to the secretary, departing board chairman Tony Knowles, a former Alaska governor, wrote that he and eight other members "have stood by waiting for the chance to meet and continue the partnership .?.?. as prescribed by law." All of the signatories had terms set to expire in May.

"We understand the complexity of transition but our requests to engage have been ignored and the matters on which we wanted to brief the new Department team are clearly not part of its agenda," Knowles wrote. "I wish the National Park System and Service well and will always be dedicated to their success."

In an email earlier this month inquiring about the status of the more than 200 boards that had come under review, Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said, "Boards have restarted." She did not provide any further details and did not respond to an inquiry Tuesday.

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[underpants]

1. Oh I just can't wait to see who Trump appoints

Oil execs
Climate change deniers
A blogger who used to manage a Jiffy Lube

[babylonsister]

2. No kidding. It makes me so

angry they're getting away with all this destruction.

And that last one for the win! It could happen.

[AJT]

6. The koch brothers......they own Georgia Pacfic....

Trees=paper. Yummy yummy national forests, filled with trees.

[Kirk Lover]

3. Why the hell can't they stay and tough it out. Surely they know he's not going to be there

forever. They must know that if they leave only worse will come after them. Is it so miserable there that they must flee?

[babylonsister]

5. They won't walk in lockstep. I applaud them but

hate that this is happening because of the POTUS? Really???? Sucks.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Great

Now Trump will privatize them.

[babylonsister]

7. I am hoping he won't be around long enough to do that.

I keep thinking the gop might have a breaking point, but not yet. Oye.