Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, renowned worldwide, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. For those fortunate travelers who have hiked amid its majesty, as well as those who still dream... Read Original Story
America’s reputation as an international conservation leader is under threat in the wake of unprecedented rollbacks, according to the most comprehensive effort yet to track the erosion of protected... Read Original Story
President Trump has laid the blame for out-of-control California wildfires on the state’s “gross mismanagement” of its forests. Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke pointed the finger at “... Read Original Story
National parks and other protected lands are being affected by climate change more than the rest of the U.S., a recent study reveals.
The study, performed by a team led by University of California,... Read Original Story
A New Mexico senator and Minnesota congresswoman are asking for an investigation of whether the Interior Department broke the law in conducting studies about possibly leasing land for oil and gas... Read Original Story
On television, the state of Utah eagerly promotes the magnificence of its five national parks. “This is life elevated,” the narrator intones in one of the state’s many tourism commercials. “Five... Read Original Story
Fifty anti-nuclear activists including Ute Mountain Ute tribal members showed up Saturday for a 5-mile protest march to the entrance of the White Mesa uranium mill in southeast Utah.
The 31-year-old... Read Original Story
A proposed oil shale mine and ore-processing project in the Uinta Basin is under legal fire from several environmental groups that are seeking to invalidate a recent Bureau of Land Management... Read Original Story
