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Appeals Court Lets Trump Administration Leave Climate and Slavery Exhibits Out of National Parks

A US appeals court in Boston lifts an order that had required the Trump administration to reinstall climate and slavery exhibits and plaques removed from national parks, finding the lower court erred on irreparable harm.The changes follow an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Reason in American History" that President Donald Trump issued since last year to remove displays he says portray the country negatively; affected items include climate panels at Acadia National Park and the 1863 photograph "Scourged Black."Conservation, historical and scientific groups including the National Parks Conservation Association sued to preserve the exhibits, arguing that public access to accurate information about climate change and slavery matters as US cities record extreme heat, but the appeals court allows the removals to continue while litigation proceeds.
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