{
  "id": 14032619,
  "title": "The Trump administration just cut down a century’s worth of history at D.C.’s government golf course",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/the-trump-administration-just-cut-down-a-centurys-worth-of-history-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91622297/trump-administration-cut-down-trees-government-golf-course"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In recent weeks, the Trump administration has drastically altered the landscape of East Potomac Park, a government-owned golf course in Washington, D.C., by cutting down over 500 trees without authorization. The removal of the trees, which included elms, oaks, pines, and willows, occurred on Saturday and continued through Sunday. The National Park Service, which manages the course, has been accused of violating the National Environmental Policy Act. Preservationists have filed a lawsuit in an effort to halt further tree removal, arguing that the administration's actions represent a \"surprise demolition razing\" and a disregard for environmental protection laws. The East Potomac Park, initially designed in 1917, has a rich history that reflects the evolution of golf course design, from sparse tree-lined fairways to the lush, mature landscapes favored in modern parkland courses. The removal of these trees represents the loss of a century's worth of landscape design history and the diminishment of a historic public golf course.",
  "summary": "Workers removed more than 500 trees at a Washington, D.C., golf course over the weekend that President Donald Trump is working to remodel , and it happened like many of his other design projects in town: suddenly and without permission. Preservationists asked a judge Sunday to halt the Trump administration after it removed 529 trees Saturday at East Potomac Park, a golf course managed by the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-halt-work-for-a-day-on-14020899",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:26:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-halt-work-for-a-day-on",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:32:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic D.C. golf course",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-halt-work-for-a-day-on-14032090",
        "published": "2026-10-12T19:31:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}