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7.27.2026 | E&E News
Trump-backed preservation overhaul approved by federal council
7.27.2026 | American Institute of Architects (AIA)
AIA Responds to ACHP Vote to Revise Section 106: Calls for Congressional Oversight and Legal Review
7.27.2026 | U.S. HNR Committee Democrats
Trump’s Loyalist-Stacked Council Votes to Bulldoze America’s History
7.25.2026 | NCSHPO Official Statement in response to ACHP Vote
“NCSHPO is deeply disappointed by the Advisory Council’s vote to advance the proposed regulations modifying 36 CFR Part 800. The proposed regulations not only run counter to the language and intent of the National Historic Preservation Act, they also emerged through a process that departed from what Council members had been told to expect. Regardless of one’s views on Section 106, advancing a proposal under these circumstances undermines confidence in the integrity of the rulemaking process.”
7.24.2026 | U.S. House Democratic Representatives Condemn ACHP Effort
Leger Fernández, Pingree Condemn Rushed Effort to Gut Tribal Consultation and Historic Preservation Protections
7.24.2026 | NPR
Council handpicked by Trump to gut review process of historic-preservation projects
References statements by NCSHPO, NATHPO, and NTHP.
7.23.2026 | Colorado SHPO
History Colorado Board Responds to Changes Proposed for National Historic Preservation Act | 9news
7.23.2026 | National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
ACHP Advances Sweeping Revisions to the Section 106 Regulations
7.22.2026 | CBS News
Council handpicked by Trump to gut review process of historic-preservation projects
“It is baffling that during our semiquincentennial the very agency charged with overseeing Section 106 appears to be trying to relive that history [of pre-NHPA demolition without meaningful preservation review], deliberately mislead its own members about what it is doing, and making it easier to destroy our historic places,” Erik Hein, the group’s executive director, said in a statement to CBS News.
7.22.2026 | Connecticut Examiner
Democrats, Republicans Agree on One Thing: Build More, Faster
Erik Hein, the executive director of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, a nonprofit drawing from state preservation officers, said he agrees that permitting needs reform, but worries that politics will outweigh well-tailored solutions. “As an American, I think we all agree that there are times when our permitting process does seem ridiculous. You know, projects take years and years and years, and it does seem overwhelming. And I have to think that there’s got to be a way to better coordinate and to streamline,” Hein said.
7.21.2026 | CNN
Trump administration seeking to rewrite historic preservation rules to smooth way for pet projects
7.21.2026 | U.S. Senate ENR Democrats
Heinrich, ENR Members Release Statement Urging Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to Reject Rule Gutting Tribal Consultation
7.21.2026 | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Section 106 is Under Threat
7.20.2026 | Washington Post
Trump officials seek to weaken historic-preservation reviews of projects
7.19.2026 | The Atlantic
Inside Trump’s Rush Job to Build His Arch
