Europe's Heat Wave Has the Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over It'

National Park Service records show at least $67 million in park entrance fees used to support President Trump’s beautification projects in Washington, including repairs to ornamental fountains. Conservationists criticized the redirection of funds away from urgent national park upgrades. A separate legal dispute between Greenpeace and Energy Transfer entered a new phase when a North Dakota state court barred Greenpeace International, based in Europe, from making certain claims against Energy Transfer in a Dutch court. The ruling was described as notable because North Dakota law does not apply in the Netherlands, raising questions about cross-border court control.

"The National Park Service is using at least $67 million worth of park entrance fees to help fund President Trump’s beautification projects in Washington, according to a Times analysis of federal records. Some conservationists have criticized the Trump administration for steering so much money to projects in Washington, like repairs to ornamental fountains, rather than to urgent upgrades needed for national parks."

"The decade-long clash between Greenpeace and the American pipeline company Energy Transfer entered a strange new phase this month when a state court in North Dakota barred Greenpeace International, which is based in Europe, from making certain claims against Energy Transfer in a Dutch court. It’s notable because, of course, North Dakota law doesn’t apply in the Netherlands."

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