How the government tackled the post-war threats of national park ‘disfigurement’ and ‘destruction.’
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Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
What will Zinke do with the extra $2.5 billion in his budget?
Congress rejected the deep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
As Trump’s wall lurches forward, ‘BioBlitz’ records the Borderlands’ biodiversity.
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Park Service report nixes humans’ role in climate change
Interior promised not to interfere with agency science. A long-awaited report shows otherwise.
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Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management
Amid protests, Fish & Wildlife has been ordered to reexamine protections for the iconic Yellowstone beast.
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In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill
A bill allowing public land sales for conservation inches towards passage.
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Meet the artist who makes trash into art    Â
How one painter recreates the sublime beauty of nature on the plastic bottles you threw away.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
An armchair journey to the desert
A photography book captures the natural splendor of Utah’s five national parks.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
A look into a climate-altered Alaska
Experiments in the permafrost zone near Denali simulate a warmer North.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
National parks, where landscape and culture intersect
A photography book explores the history of travel within our nation’s parks.
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Utah’s approach to public lands won’t work
New Mexico exemplifies the risk of managing lands at the whim of local interests.
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Why the National Park advisory board imploded
An interview with board chairman Tony Knowles.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
We have better options than killing bison
Annual culls, loss of genetic diversity and climate change set the odds against American bison.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Cliven Bundy walks for involvement in 2014 standoff
Judge dismisses case for ‘flagrant misconduct’ after prosecutors and FBI withheld evidence.
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Former BLM investigator alleges misconduct in Bundy case
In leaked document, accusations of ethics violations and unprofessionalism in Bunkerville standoff investigation.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
The price of a national park fee hike
The proposed increase in entrance fees reignites old questions about who should fund the West’s open spaces.
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Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers persevere
As other initiatives get cut, these centers could ride out the Trump administration.
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The Sprague Fire, as it happened
Seasonal Glacier National Park ranger Daniel Lombardi tracked the path of fire’s destruction in photos.
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Congress has rejected many of Trump’s budget cuts
Congress has pushed back on repeated efforts to ax environmental programs.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Latest: Grand Canyon ‘mega-development’ voted down
Navajo council rejects plans for Escalade’s tram, shops, restaurants.