Despite more than two decades to get the task accomplished, and almost two years after a federal judge ordered the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service to get the job done by this summer, air tour management plans for eight national parks will not be completed on schedule, according to court documents filed by the two agencies.
On top of that, the agencies have turned to “categorical exclusions” to avoid crafting the plans for 15 parks, including Glacier, Death Valley, Mount Rainier, Olympic, and Bryce Canyon, according to Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility.
