cost of living is unaffordable to fund maga vanity projects at interior

The statement argues that the FY2027 Department of the Interior budget cuts funding by nearly 13% from 2026 levels, reducing staff at the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service while funding aesthetic projects and border wall construction that damages Indigenous sacred sites.

• The FY2027 budget for the Department of the Interior reduces funding by nearly 13% compared to 2026 levels, impacting the Historic Preservation Fund and National Park Service salaries to allocate $13.1 million for projects such as repainting the Lincoln Memorial pool.
• Significant cuts to scientific and park services include a $528 million reduction for the U.S. Geological Survey, resulting in a 29% staff loss and the elimination of the Ecosystems program, as well as the removal of 3,000 National Park Service positions.
• The construction of a second border wall has caused the permanent destruction of the ~1000 year old Las Playas Intaglio geoglyph in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife refuge and threatens the Quitobaquito Springs, which are ancestral water sources for the Tohono O’odham and Hia C-eḍ O’odham tribes.

APA

Juarez, O. (2026). cost of living is unaffordable to fund maga vanity projects at interior. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/cost-of-living-is-unaffordable-to-fund-maga-vanity-projects-at-interior/

Chicago

Juarez, Olivia. cost of living is unaffordable to fund maga vanity projects at interior. GreenLatinos, 2026. https://www.greenlatinos.org/cost-of-living-is-unaffordable-to-fund-maga-vanity-projects-at-interior/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Juarez |first1=Olivia |title=cost of living is unaffordable to fund maga vanity projects at interior |publisher=GreenLatinos |date=29 May 2026 |url=https://www.greenlatinos.org/cost-of-living-is-unaffordable-to-fund-maga-vanity-projects-at-interior/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{juarez2026cost, author = {Juarez, Olivia}, title = {{cost of living is unaffordable to fund maga vanity projects at interior}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/cost-of-living-is-unaffordable-to-fund-maga-vanity-projects-at-interior/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }