Environmental dangers, including wildfires and groundwater poisoning, ended the Rushmore pyrotechnics a decade ago. Now they're back, defying a pandemic and protests.
"I said, 'You mean you can't have fireworks because of the environment?' 'Yeah, environmental reasons.' I said, 'What can burn? It's stone.' You know, it's stone. It's granite," Trump recalled."So I called up our people. And within about 15 minutes, we got it approved."
" and month-long public comment period to decide whether to resume permitting and hosting the Mount Rushmore fireworks.in late April on the option of ending the ban on pyrotechnics at Mount Rushmore"because it best meets the project purpose and need to celebrate the spirit of Independence Day by hosting a fireworks event, while providing for the enjoyment of the public in a manner that ensures safety and resource protection.
The National Park Service did a controlled burn around the monument in the springtime, according to Noem's office, in an effort to lessen the chances of the fireworks igniting surrounding forest."Conducting that prescribed fire won't reduce the amount of flammable material — the vegetation that is on the ground," the veteran fire ranger says."It cannot prevent any fire from starting.
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