 In 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason found several problems with the Trump-era rule. She found, among other things, that the plan was, quote, arbitrary and capricious because NPS disregarded without explanation its conclusion in 2015 that state regulations failed to adequately address public safety concerns associated with bear hunting, end quote. Gleason sent the rule back to the agency for further work, and the Park Service said Friday that the new rule addresses concerns she'd raised.