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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited South Dakota last week (Dec. 17, 2021) to highlight the Biden-Ha...

Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III was ceremonially sworn in as Director of the National Park Service (NPS) by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today

For the first time since it was built in the early 1960s, the northern section of the GW Parkway will be getting a major overhaul. The National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), awarded a $161 million contract today to

The bill was signed into law on November 15 by President Biden, and it's jam-packed with dollars for public lands, wildlife, and waters.

On Aug. 10, 2021, the Senate passed the infrastructure bill, called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in a 69-30 vote. The bill will now wait for consideration in the...

Yellowstone National Park announced Wednesday that it is testing its first autonomous electric shuttle.

The Pew Charitable Trusts encourages Congress to address this issue now, and lawmakers can start with a smart update of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, the premier program for developing and repairing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The program, which is updated every five years through legislation, is set to expire Sept. 30. Proposed updates include funding for wildlife crossings to help relieve states, tribes, and localities from some of the cos...

The Pew Charitable Trusts encourages Congress to address this issue now, and lawmakers can start with a smart update of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, the premier program for developing and repairing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The program, which is updated every five years through legislation, is set to expire Sept. 30. Proposed updates include funding for wildlife crossings to help relieve states, tribes, and localities from some of the cos...

Yellowstone prepares to test automated shuttles Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (KIFI) - Yellowstone National Park and Wright Brothers National Park will become the first two parks to test automated vehicle shuttle technology in national parks. On Tuesday, April 20, the National Park Service and the North Carolina Department of Transportation launched the first self-driving vehicle to be tested at a recreational public lands site in the nation.  Th...