Judge orders halt after Park Service cuts 500 trees at East Potomac Park in D.C.
A federal judge issued an emergency order on Monday barring the National Park Service from cutting any more trees at East Potomac Park, after hearing that crews had felled more than 500 trees in one day over the weekend.
TL;DR
- A federal judge issued an emergency order on Monday.
- The order bars the National Park Service from cutting more trees at East Potomac Park.
- Crews had felled over 500 trees in one day over the weekend.