# Corruption, Cronyism, & Destroying a National Park

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Podcast: [Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480)
Published: 2026-08-31T17:51:27+00:00
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## Resource

Laiken Jordahl is the national public lands advocate for the center for biological diversity. In this episode he tells us about the destruction of Big bend National Park for a pointless and unnecessary border wall and what efforts have been made to stop it.

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