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It was nearly 15 years ago that Grand Canyon National Park banned the use of plastic water bottles, which, at the time, made up a a third of the waste generated by visitors. Soon after, 23 other national parks made the same move. “All told, the 23 plastic-free, bottle-free parks ...

The press release that came across my desk last week should have been satire. It announced the news that “political interference with science” will now be considered a no-no at the Environmental Protection Agency. Among concessions granted by the agency, EPA scientists will finally be ...

A federal circuit court has upheld a recent prohibition on helicopter tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park in South Dakota, rejecting motions from aircraft companies to repeal the ban. In January, three aircraft tour companies — Badger Helicopters, Black ...

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) has introduced legislation that seeks to create a national support hub and storage center for native plants of all US states and territories. The bill is endorsed by Chicago Botanic Garden; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; California Native ...

New restrictions on air tours at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park will stay in effect while a lawsuit against them proceeds, a federal court has ruled. Noise and other complaints about air tours over National Park Service sites led Congress to adopt the National ...

With a one-sentence ruling the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to stay, pending appeal, commercial air tour bans approved by the National Park Service for Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. The ruling by the 8th Circuit last week ...