U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has scheduled a visit to Montana next week, where he's expected to finalize a proposal to block new mining claims near Yellowstone National Park

A North Dakota judge is refusing to change his recent conclusion that state regulators don't have a say in the site of an $800 million oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Thailand extending closure of a beautiful bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" until it recovers from years of environment damage caused by too many tourists

A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country expires after Congress couldn't agree on language to extend it

Environmental groups opposing the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota want a judge to reconsider his recent recommendation that state regulators dismiss the groups' challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Obama-era action that put land around the Grand Canyon off-limit to new mining claims

Officials say a gray wolf captured in Minnesota for relocation to Isle Royale National Park has died

Rwanda fee hike to visit gorillas leads to tourist drop; new discount hopes to bring them back

Officials have relocated two gray wolves from the mainland to Isle Royale National Park, kicking off a multiyear effort to restore the predator species on the Lake Superior island chain

Elephant tramples German tourist to death in Zimbabwe; woman was trying to take photos