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Environmental Group Sues to Block Trump’s Image on 2026 National Park Pass

Plaintiffs say federal law requires the main pass to use the public contest’s winning photo.

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Tourists take a selfie with the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, on October 9, 2024.
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone's largest hot spring, is nearly 300 feet wind and 121 feet deep. The thermophiles give the spring its vibrant colors on the edge on July 23, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park, WY.

Overview

  • The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., challenging the Interior and Agriculture Departments over the 2026 America the Beautiful pass design.
  • The complaint says the resident pass replaces the contest-winning Glacier National Park photo with a portrait of President Trump beside George Washington, shifting the Glacier image to a new nonresident card.
  • The filing cites the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and argues the agencies unlawfully created resident and nonresident pass categories, setting the nonresident annual price at $250.
  • Related policy changes include a revised fee-free days list that drops Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adds Flag Day, which is also Trump’s birthday.
  • The departments have not issued a public court response, and the new designs and pricing are scheduled to begin January 1, 2026 unless a judge intervenes.