US EditionGreen group files suit to keep Trump’s face off National Parks pass
Center for Biological Diversity sues, alleging Trump administration violated federal law by swapping a contest photo for a presidential image on park passes.
- On Wednesday, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging officials replaced the contest-winning Glacier National Park photo with a George Washington-and-Trump graphic.
- The complaint says the Interior Department's action amounted to a 'bait-and-switch' that betrayed thousands of contest participants and undermines the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act's goals, the filing argues.
- Program records show recent America the Beautiful annual passes featured contest photos from Everglades National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Acadia National Park, illustrating program history.
- The filing says the contest image was shifted to a new nonresident pass priced at $250, with the Glacier National Park photo now on the new nonresident annual pass, while the America the Beautiful pass costs $80 for U.S. residents.
- Citing unity and tradition, the complaint frames the swap as politicization, emphasizing that national parks are treasured sites that unite Americans beyond political differences.
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Trump replaced a beloved park image with his own face — critics call it “pathetic” as lawsuit hits immediately
When the National Park Foundation chooses the photo for the following year’s pass, the process involves a nationwide picture contest. The 2026 pass was meant to showcase a picture of Glacier National Park in Montana, but it will now feature a photo of Donald Trump‘s scowling face. The Center for Biological Diversity’s executive director Kierán Suckling was the first to raise an alarm, saying, “Blotting out the majesty of America’s national parks…
The environmental group Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the U.S. Department of the Interior from placing a likeness of President Donald Trump on annual passes to U.S. national parks next year, arguing that federal law requires the tickets to always feature the winning photo from an annual photo contest.
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Public lands group files suit over new national park pass that features Trump
WASHINGTON (Daily Montanan) — A public lands advocacy group sued the Trump administration in federal court Wednesday over the inclusion of President Donald Trump’s face on the forthcoming National Park annual pass. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that alleges the Department of […]
Wildlife group sues to remove Trump photo from 2026 national parks pass
An environmental conservation group filed a lawsuit to halt federal plans to decorate next year’s national parks pass with an image of President Donald Trump’s face, arguing that federal law requires the pass to feature the winner of an annual…
A new national park pass features Trump. A lawsuit says that’s illegal
An environmental group sued to block a 2026 "America the Beautiful" national park pass featuring President Donald Trump. It alleges that the design violates a 2004 law requiring an annual public photo contest to choose the artwork. The Center for Biological Diversity says putting Trump’s face on the pass violates rules enacted in the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). The center’s lawsuit says the Department of Agriculture, the De…
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