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Denali Rescue Team Reduced to 6 After Trump Hiring Freeze

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The original version of this article appeared on ExplorersWeb. The federal hiring freeze initiated by President Donald Trump could have consequences reaching all the way to North America’s highest peak. Unless something changes, the search-and-rescue team at Alaska’s Denali National Park will be reduced by 50%. That’s because half of the park’s rescuers are seasonal workers affected by Trump’s plan to rapidly shrink the federal government. As a …
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Denali Rescue Team Reduced to 6 After Trump Hiring Freeze

The original version of this article appeared on ExplorersWeb. The federal hiring freeze initiated by President Donald Trump could have consequences reaching all the way to North America’s highest peak. Unless something changes, the search-and-rescue team at Alaska’s Denali National Park will be reduced by 50%. That’s because half of the park’s rescuers are seasonal workers affected by Trump’s plan to rapidly shrink the federal government. As a …

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Denali Rescue Team May Be Cut to Six People » Explorersweb

Unless something changes, the search-and-rescue team at Alaska's Denali National Park will be reduced by 50%. Only six rangers will watch over the climbers on North America's highest peak and over the visitors scattered across 2.5 million hectares of wilderness. A helicopter approaches climbers needing rescue on McKinley. Photo: Denali Rescue Volunteers/Instagram   The measure is part of the new U.S. administration's campaign to drastically down…

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Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali - The Alaska Current

The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain. House Joint Resolution 4, which cleared the House last week, is a non-binding measure that supports maintaining the traditional Koyukon Athabaskan name of Denali for the iconic peak that Trump renamed through executive order. The resolution was introduced by Fairbanks Democratic Rep.…

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