“The National Park Service cited public safety concerns for its decision this week to prohibit access to a sacred Tohono O’odham site, a move that comes amid rising tensions between border wall protestors and federal agents.
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said he sees the site restrictions as “a shocking example of unlawful, unethical, and ecologically destructive behavior by the U.S. government and its contractors.””