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- A lawsuit filed Friday in Washington seeks to stop the Trump administration's overhaul of the East Potomac Golf Course, alleging environmental law violations.
- The Interior Department terminated the National Links Trust's lease last year, citing unmet lease terms while the nonprofit disputed default claims, noting $8.5 million in capital improvements and risks to local jobs.
- Historically, the park was created by an 1897 act and the first 18 holes were built 1918–1923, with construction already underway, and debris dumped onto the course in October, the lawsuit alleges.
- The nonprofit agreed to continue managing the courses for now, but long-term renovations will stop; the U.S. Interior Department and National Park Service are named defendants, Interior declined comment, and preservationist plaintiffs filed a related suit last year.
- The dispute fits into a pattern of legal challenges over public spaces, and municipal golf courses make up only 18% of U.S. courses, with Dave Roberts saying, `East Potomac Golf Links is a testament to what`s possible with public land and why public spaces matter`.
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Trump administration sued for attempted overhaul of public golf course in Washington
Mr. Trump's Interior Department said it was terminating the 50-year lease the group received in 2020 to run the golf courses. The agency accused NLT of failing to make required investments in the properties and to pay rent.
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A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is…
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A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the federal government to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course.
A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington – UK Times
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A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington - The Morning Sun
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The suit is the latest in a series of legal battles challenging President Donald Trump's extraordinary efforts to put his mark on public sp…
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