When the government shuts down, parks take center stage
The National Park Service took different approaches to the last two shutdowns, reflecting the competing views of the Obama and Trump administrations.
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The National Park Service took different approaches to the last two shutdowns, reflecting the competing views of the Obama and Trump administrations.
Whether Acadia, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Zion national parks and the rest of the National Park System will be open if there's a government shutdown this weekend remained an unknown Wednesday, though Utah officials have announced their intention to keep the "Mighty Five" open with state dollars.
On Sept. 6, the Biden administration announced it would be canceling seven Trump-era oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, more commonly known as ANWR. Additionally, approximately 13 million acres of land in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska may become federally protected in a proposition by the Interior Department. This...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to keep national parks and other public lands open in the event of a government shutdown — and use a method that was deemed illegal by a government watchdog agency during the Trump administration.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member wants the administration to use entrance fees to keep national parks and public lands open in the