Interior Officials Release Rule Change to Allow National Park Visitors to Arm Themselves
Interior Department officials finally did what was expected Friday when they published a rule change that will allow national park visitors to arm themselves.
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Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Remember earlier this year all the controversy over a proposed rule change to allow concealed weapons holders to arm themselves in the National Park System? Well, it's still lurking out there.
Bush Administration: Slash and Burn on The Way Out of Office?
As the end of the Bush administration nears, it's natural for many to look back on the past eight years and try to assess the sum impact. In the case of public lands and natural resources, it's relatively easy to castigate the outgoing administration for its seemingly heavy hand on that landscape.
From Job Creation to Everglades Czar, Green Groups Have Lengthy National Parks Wishlist
A coalition of nearly 30 "green groups" has a lengthy to-do list for the incoming Obama administration when it comes to the National Park System. For starters, they say, let's include the parks in the economic stimuli being proposed, expect more from National Park Service leadership, and protect the natural resources.
National Park Service Chastized For Poor Cultural Resource Oversight
Whoever takes the helm of the National Park Service under the Obama administration will find an agency that has fallen far short in its stewardship of cultural resources across the National Park System.
Updated: Dueling Judges Push Yellowstone National Park Snowmobile Limit Back to 720 Per Day
In one of the most bizarre public lands dramas in recent history, Yellowstone National Park officials Monday afternoon said they would allow up to 720 snowmobiles into the park every day this winter.
Arches National Park Finds Its Birthday Overshadowed By Drilling Concerns
How happy can a birthday celebration be when it's overshadowed by the possibility of a blight on the landscape? Of course, one person's blight is another's prosperity. But in the case of Arches National Park, it would seem that we as a nation need to better define how we value those special places called national parks.
Election 2008: Fearless Forecasts, Foregone Conclusions, and Prescient Prognostications
The campaigns are over, the results are in, and it’s time to consider what the 2008 elections portend for the National Park System. We highlight several foregone conclusions, make a couple of fearless forecasts, and invite you, the readers, to share your prognostications.
Bush Administration Poised to Sell Oil and Gas Leases Around Dinosaur National Monument, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
How much is too much? When the oil and gas industry in Utah has nearly 3,500 drilling permits in hand, but which have not been acted upon, why is the Bush administration selling them more, particularly in sensitive areas around national parks and monuments?
Plenty of National Park Issues for Next Administration, But Will They Get Tackled?
With the days of the Bush administration vanishing more quickly than the fall colors, what's in store for the next administration in terms of national park issues? Quite a bit, actually. The real question is whether they'll get tackled.
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