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California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

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A wind farm turbine off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2023. California was an early adopter of wind power, but offshore wind farms have so far been developed only on the East Coast.
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer

The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.

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Visitors walk through Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

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Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

© Andrew Leyden for The New York Times

Workers moving materials for Uzbek gazebos at West Potomac Park on Tuesday. President Trump’s expansive plans for the area also include reflecting pools, dining facilities and an amphitheater.
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Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.

President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

President Trump has inserted a conservative operative to take over the inspector general’s office in charge of any internal investigation into his botched repairs of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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