County health officials ask Yellowstone to close, while Glacier sees busy weekend

by KVPI | March 23, 2020
“Health officials in Park and Gallatin counties have called on Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent to lock the gates. A Yellowstone spokesperson said park Superintendent Cam Sholly did not have a response to the requests. She instead said the agency is standing by ...

National parks are getting “mixed messages” on coronavirus guidance

“National parks are getting “mixed messages” on coronavirus guidance, the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said on Monday. Over 100 have closed, but most are still open and the Interior Department waived entrance fees to all parks. PEER said the ...

Will FOIA be a pandemic casuality?

by E&E News | March 20, 2020
“The Bureau of Land Management missed a key deadline in an ongoing lawsuit over Freedom of Information Act requests due to the agency’s response to the COVID-19 outbreaks. The disclosure, made in internal communications between the Justice Department and the plaintiff, Public ...

Rangers at Risk as Parks Remain Open in Pandemic, Advocates Say

by Bloomberg |
“Former Interior Department employees and advocacy groups say the Trump administration isn’t doing enough to protect federal employees as it allows national parks to remain open—and with free entrance to the public—during the coronavirus pandemic. “The risk to average ...

Grand Canyon lodging, food services shuttered in face of coronavirus

by Verde News |
“Grand Canyon National Park is still open, but the same cannot be said for lodging and food services in the park that will be shuttered for the next two months by concerns over coronavirus. The Grand Canyon Lodging announcement comes one day after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ...
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