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Department of Homeland Security bulldozing Big Bend National Park for vehicle barriers

u/Buster_xx — 13 days ago

Tree Sitters Saving Old Growth Cottonwoods: Arizona Border Wall Resistance

The border wall contractors in the Tucson region who are responsible for the destruction and new surveillance technology are: BCCG, Fisher Sand and Gravel, Sundt Construction, AIS and SLSCO

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 14 days ago
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‘If we can stop it here, we can stop it everywhere’

A conversation with a land defender at the border wall tree sit

To follow the Grandmother Sit In, you can follow rally.forthevalley (https://www.instagram.com/rally.forthevalley/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_button\_share\_sheet) on Instagram and donate to their page. Here is a link to their donation page:

https://givebutter.com/stop-destruction-in-lochiel-oxsxdp

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 14 days ago
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Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause

A bulldozer bearing the logo of Southwest Valley Constructors was seen near the entrance to Cottonwood Campground along the U.S-Mexico border in Big Bend National Park on Tuesday.

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u/BitchItsRobin — 15 days ago
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Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall

A federal judge on Sunday declined to block construction on the Trump administration’s Big Bend area border wall, saying plaintiffs could not argue the plan violates a federal law because the administration was legally allowed to bypass that law.

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 18 days ago
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Trump admin cuts off Quitobaquito, closing roads to sacred Arizona oasis during border wall work

CBP moves to install 'secondary' barrier in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Az

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 19 days ago

Activists stage tree sit-in to halt Trump's border wall construction

Conservationists defending a historic tree standing in the way of President Donald Trump's border wall in Arizona began staging a "tree sit" on July 29 to keep contractors from tearing down the towering cottonwood.

The cottonwood is the last of four hardwood trees from a species that's believed to have stood alongside the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for between 100 and 200 years. Department of Homeland Security contractors tore down the first of the three trees on July 27.

Homeland Security officials have said the trees needed to be removed to build Trump's promised border wall. Officials have not answered questions regarding whether they considered alternative routes that did not involve demolishing the trees, which can grow to be around 100 feet tall and 50 feet wide.

Activists participating in the tree sit, which consists of sitting in the tree branches, previously told USA TODAY they plan to participate in the protest as long as they can.

At least one person was arrested for trespassing in connection with an earlier protest to stop contractors from demolishing the other trees. Santa Cruz County authorities have not responded for additional comment on whether there have been further arrests in connection with the latest protest.

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 21 days ago

Activists defend century-old tree standing in way of Trump’s border wall

The tree is the last remaining of four cottonwoods that have stood along the border in Lochiel, Arizona, for over 100 years. Border Patrol says the trees must be removed for the wall.

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 22 days ago
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Days after slashing Bears Ears, Trump administration removes tribal seals from monument signs. The Biden administration added seals of five tribes to the Bears Ears National Monument sign after agencies and tribes signed a cooperative management agreement in 2022.

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u/IndividualFar5477 — 27 days ago