“The nonprofit advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said on Monday as the national parks reopen they must confront their “chronic crippling overcrowding” problem. The 1978 National Parks and Recreation Act “requires ‘visitor carrying capacities for all areas’ of each park unit,” said a press release. “Yet more than 40 years after its enactment, a review by PEER indicates that almost no major national parks have adopted carrying capacities to prevent harmful overcrowding.” The nonprofit said the parks’ historic inability to address crowds could make social distancing difficult.”
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