National Park Service taking 'extraordinary step' to keep parks open during shutdown

The National Park Service will use funds from entry and parking fees to help clean and maintain national parks during the partial government shutdown, a move which prompted an immediate call for an investigation by a Democrat-led House committee.

The showdown which has cut appropriations for the agency, stemming from a political fight over border wall funding, has rendered America’s national parks largely unsupervised. However, that has not stopped people from going in to enjoy the sights, leaving the parks vulnerable, restrooms locked, and trashcans overflowing across the country.