US National Parks

US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use

October 9, 2017Environment

A leaked report says Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke wants to shrink or alter some national monuments in order to allow greater commercial use of the land.

A writer moves to Montana to hike, ski, and to watch the glaciers disappear

October 28, 2016Lifestyle

Pictured here is Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Is ‘last-chance tourism’ good or bad for endangered places?

September 29, 2016Science

Americans are proud of their national parks and are willing to pay more to preserve them

July 28, 2016Environment

US national parks are used mostly by older white people. Here’s why that needs to change.

April 25, 2016Lifestyle

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