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National Park Service Has Air Quality Concerns With Refinery Proposed Near Theodore Roosevelt NP

While National Park Service air quality analysts don't think an oil refinery proposed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park would pose a problem under normal operating conditions, they are concerned that visibility could be impacted by "upset conditions" and want North Dakota officials to do additional review of the company's permit application.

Rep. Grijalva Wants Interior Secretary To Close Bears Ears National Monument To Mining, Energy Development

Though he's probably fighting uphill, U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva wants members on the House Natural Resources Committee to sign off on a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking that he withdraw the land inside Bears Ears National Monument’s "traditional, lawful boundaries from new oil, gas and mining claims."

Scofflaw Truck Drivers Prompt More Signage Along Natchez Trace Parkway

“There’s a tractor-trailer on the Parkway,” reported the caller to the dispatcher. “It’s heading north from Highway 82.” This was the eighth call of the day on illegal trucks traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway, but this time, rangers could not respond because they were busy with a motor vehicle collision.

Plan Carefully If Intending To Visit Glacier National Park This Year

Glacier National Park in northern Montana offers a gorgeous mountainous setting, has amazing displays of wildlife, and an invigorating climate for hiking and boating. And all those things attract millions of visitors, most during the incredibly busy summer months, and that's why park officials urge you to plan carefully if you're intending to visit Glacier.