Judge orders Trump administration to restore national park signage on climate change, slavery
Key takeaways
- In California, language related to the internment of Japanese Americans at the Manzanar National Historic Site, as well as the history of Indigenous people in Death Valley and Muir Woods came under scrutiny.
- A preliminary injunction was issued Friday by U.S.
- Department of the Interior dismissed the ruling as the work of a “liberal activist judge.”
Signage about slavery on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. (Nur Photo via Getty Images) By Clara Harter Staff Writer Follow June 12, 2026 6:57 PM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs related to topics such as climate change, slavery and Indigenous and LGBTQ+ history that were removed under an executive order to purge language at national parks that allegedly cast America in a negative light.
The order has prompted the removal of mentions of President Washington’s slaves at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, signs regarding climate threats at Fort Sumter in South Carolina and a pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, according to the lawsuit challenging the action.