National Parks

Apr 25, 2019

Woman who fell to her death at the Grand Canyon identified

Authorities have identified an Arizona woman who died after falling over the edge of the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park


Apr 19, 2019

Popular national park hub to start charging for parking

A popular hub for visitors to Acadia National Park is going to start charging for parking


Apr 16, 2019

Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites

Advocates for greater restrictions on oil and natural gas production near ancient Native American cultural sites in the American Southwest have urged members of Congress to establish a buffer zone free of new drilling


Apr 14, 2019

Brazil to auction oil camps despite environmental warnings

The administration of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans to auction seven oil fields despite contrary advice from analysts of Brazil's main environmental body


Apr 9, 2019

US lawmakers seek to protect national park in New Mexico

Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation are renewing a call for the creation of a formal buffer around a national park held sacred by Native Americans


Mar 29, 2019

Tourist taking photos dies in fall at Grand Canyon

A helicopter has recovered the body of a Hong Kong man who slipped and fell over the edge of the Grand Canyon


Mar 28, 2019

The Latest: Hong Kong man's body recovered from Grand Canyon

The body of a Hong Kong man who died after stumbling over the edge of the Grand Canyon while taking photographs has been recovered


Mar 27, 2019

Group takes oil refinery fight to North Dakota's high court

The National Parks Conservation Association is taking its battle against an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park to the North Dakota Supreme Court


Mar 27, 2019

Alaska moose-hunter can 'rev up' his hovercraft, court rules

The U.S. Supreme Court says an Alaska hunter can use his hovercraft to hunt moose


Mar 27, 2019

The Latest: Moose hunter calls decision a win for Alaska

An Anchorage moose hunter says a unanimous decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is "a huge win for the state of Alaska."