/news/tags/restore-our-parks restore our parks en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:25:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-07-03/july-4-celebration-costs-national-park-service-as-maintenance-is-deferred The National Park Service is diverting $2.5 million from park fees to cover costs for President Trump’s expanded Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. Meanwhile, a bill to help fund $12 billion of delayed park maintenance sits in a Senate committee. Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:25:51 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-07-03/july-4-celebration-costs-national-park-service-as-maintenance-is-deferred