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Shenandoah National Park Water Restoration Project Open For Comment

Acid rain, the production of air pollution, for years has led to air- and water-quality problems at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. While air pollution has eased some, some watersheds in the park can't naturally recover from decades of acidic precipitation. So the park staff plans to step in with some help.

Deadliest National Park? Would You Believe North Cascades National Park?

Trying to gauge the deadliest national park can be a challenging task because of the many variables. But when you look at the death rate per park visitation, North Cascades National Park rises to the top, according to a Nevada law firm that took a close look at the numbers from 2007 to 2018.

Groups Ask Florida To Pause Processing Of Drilling Permits In Big Cypress

Florida officials are being asked to pause the processing of oil drilling permits for Big Cypress National Preserve until all key stakeholders can assess the impacts of Burnett Oil Co.'s search for oil in the preserve and research potential impacts drilling would bring.
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Op-Ed | Are Native Americans Lost From Yellowstone?

The following column was written by George Wuerthner and Lee Whittlesey in rebuttle to a recent Smithsonian Magazine article titled, "The Lost history of Yellowstone," which features the work and opinions of archaeologist Doug MacDonald. MacDonald is the author of Before Yellowstone: Native American Archaeology in the National Park.