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Climate Change is Turning up the Heat on July 4th in our National Parks
New research shows that more extreme climate conditions due to global warming are already affecting more than 250 national parks, including the Mojave National Preserve, Lake Mead National Recreation...
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Saving an Iconic New England Lighthouse from Climate Change and Coastal Erosion
In summers past I’ve spent many delightful hours on the beach south of Gay Head Cliffs on Martha’s Vineyard, but until this year, I’d never given any thought to the threat climate change represents to...
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How Will the National Park Service Protect America’s Heritage from Climate...
Extreme rainfall events have severely damaged the adobe church at Tumacácori National Historic Park in Arizona. Photo: NPSMarcy Rockman, an archaeologist with the National Park Service (NPS) likes to...
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Cultivating Censorship at the National Park Service: New Acting Director...
Photo: National Archives/WikimediaThe National Park Service (NPS) has a new acting director. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that David Vela is replacing Dan Smith as the head of...
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Dubious Advice: Bears Ears, National Park Campgrounds, and the Rise of...
Photo: nat693/Adobe StockThis summer President Trump issued a dreadful executive order to cut at least one-third of federal advisory committees and limit the total number to 350, a decision that has...
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Do Any National Park Service Staff Have COVID-19? Interior Department Isn’t...
Photo: D. Diaz/National Park ServiceWe are in the midst of a global health crisis like none other in recent history. If you are like me, then you are following stay-at-home orders. Perhaps you worry...
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The Clearing of Lafayette Square: Interior Park Police Chief’s Testimony...
President Trump walks into Lafayette Square after US Park Police and other law enforcement agents forcibly cleared peaceful protestors on June 1, 2020. Photo: The White HouseFor those of you that...
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