Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times).
BOULDER, Garfield County Federal land managers are seeking a plan that could increase parking and improve infrastructure at a recreation area within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument that s grown in popularity over the past decade.
The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday unveiled a proposed plan for the Calf Creek Recreation Site that calls for the possibility of building a new overflow and expanding or reconfiguring the main parking area, as well as widening an access road that connects state Route 12 to the parking area and campground.
Other possible improvements proposed include modernizing campgrounds and adding new camping units, as well as replacing old infrastructure such as the recreation site s fee station, restroom building, shade shelters or an access road bridge in the area. A communication fiber line could be installed to allow for digital fee payments or even emergency phones in the area.
Lawmakers often dismiss the White House's budget proposals as dead on arrival, but lawmakers are likely to go along with or exceed some of President Biden's requests on energy and the environment.
News Release Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian AffairsU.S. Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris administration on May 28 submitted to Congress
It's hard to preserve national parks "unimpaired," as US law directs, when they're overrun with tourists who stray off paths, strew trash and harass wildlife. A parks scholar calls for crowd control.