Scotland's government has halted plans to create the country's 3rd NP. https://buff.ly/Bs26rR0

The UK government officially returned the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. The fate of an MPA established by the UK remains unclear. https://buff.ly/3TNZ4Eh

After a merry-go-round of disruptions, USNPS has been able to hire less than half of the seasonal employees it was promised. https://buff.ly/XXdv2I0

Environmentalists are suing to stop the building of a power line (approved by Biden) across Tule Springs Fossil Beds NMon. https://buff.ly/CtcW41h

A new global study finds that significant destruction of glaciers by human-caused climate change is unavoidable. https://buff.ly/zcOMa4i

In a case testing the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to narrow the law. https://buff.ly/jDgpzqQ

Bringing an end to a years-long case, the UK supreme court ruled that the ancient right of people to engage in low-impact camping on Dartmoor, a national park, is legal. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/21/wild-camping-on-dartmoor-is-legal-supreme-court-rules

Job cuts, bullying emails from DOGE, hamstrung and eviscerated budgets — interview with USNPS employees paint a bleak picture of the agency as it swings into high tourist season. https://buff.ly/8G7K8v0

A second pathogen related to the one that causes white-nose disease in bats has been identified in Europe, potentially producing another wave of deep mortality. https://buff.ly/E8Q1jQi

Trump's plan to get rid of smaller national park units is getting pushback from some Republicans. https://buff.ly/Uyi5Kmz

A budget hearing last week broached the prospect of Congress giving Burgum a lump sum for DOI in Fiscal Year 2026, thus letting him decide how to spend it, rather than specific appropriations for agencies. https://buff.ly/Z0deerK