As Joshua Tree National Park reopens, anger over damage to economy, environment
by Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
Jan 27, 2019
3 minutes
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. - Against a backdrop of jumbled boulders and spindly trees, former Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent Curt Sauer joined dozens of people at a rally in this high desert enclave Saturday to express their anger over the economic and physical damage caused by the partial government shutdown to the park and the surrounding community.
President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending bill Friday that will reopen the government until Feb. 15. But the 35-day shutdown has already taken a heavy toll on the economy of this dusty refuge for
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