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Conservation Groups File Lawsuit To Block Energy Development On More Than 115,000 Acres

Concerns that oil and gas development on more than 115,000 acres of public lands could impact air quality near Dinosaur National Monument and other areas in western Colorado and northern Utah prompted the filing of a lawsuit Thursday in a bid to block the federal government from leasing those lands.
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UPDATE: Iconic Zion Narrows Backcountry Trek Shut Down At Zion National Park

If there's an iconic backcountry trip at Zion National Park that lures visitors from around the world, it's the 16-mile hike through the Zion Narrows. On Tuesday, however, that trek was put out of reach when a private landowner closed his property as an access point to the Narrows.

Yellowstone Rangers Investigating Reports That Man Fired Shotgun At Wolves Chasing His Dog

Discharging a firearm inside Yellowstone National Park is illegal, as is letting your dog run loose. So it's no surprise that rangers are looking into reports that a man broke both those rules when he took aim with his shotgun at some wolves said to be chasing his dog.

Traveler's View: Politics Has Taken Voice From The National Park Service

Politics has taken the voice away from the National Park Service. Instead of relying on the expertise of its biologists, archaeologists, botanists and others, the agency has deferred to partisans in the Interior Department with intentions not always in the best interests of the National Park Service Organic Act.

Essay | 50-Year-Old Lessons From North Cascades National Park Still Relevant, Timely

Fifty years ago, on October 2, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed North Cascades National Park into law. In certain ways, today looks a lot like 1968. American society is struggling with cultural, racial, gender, and class divides. An unpopular president sits in the White House. And public support for the environment is strong.