National Parks
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Stimulus package gives the national parks a rare pot of money- Despite how Americans love their national parks, this rarely translates into appropriations. While an big increase in appropriations is still needed, this is a significant event, which, according to the article, will also create many jobs. National parks to get $750 million today. By…
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Effort to overturn recent court decision striking down Bush rules- Crapo Introduces Bill to Codify National Park Gun Rule. Gun politics is getting very interesting. Will Congress record a vote on guns in national parks? Will the President sign it? By Bill Schneider. New West. This is all an attempt by the NRA, and its…
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Factors were the bad economy and a late onset of snowy season- Winter visits to Yellowstone decline by 13%. Econony, late snowfall seen as likely reasons; few using Sylvan Pass. By Brett French. Billings Gazette Staff It is disappointing to read the Park’s spokesman shrug off their big loss of money at the East Entrance.…
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Judge Blocks Rule Permitting Concealed Guns In U.S. Parks. By Juliet Eilperin and Del Quentin Wilber. Washington Post Staff Writers
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Popular Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns Explores the National Parks. The Canadian Press: Ken Burns’ latest TV series explores America’s national parks. Ken Burns has made a 12-hour, 6-part series that will air in September. He made the epic documentary about the Civil War and changed the way that documentaries are viewed. Other documentaries of his…
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$5,000 and up to six months in jail possible- Given the difficulty of detecting the more serious violations like these, I think it would be nice to see them get the max. Story: 4 snowmobilers caught. Billings Gazette.
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Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act- Bill Would Stop Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park. ENS Ex-Secretary of Interior Kempthorne deliberately refused to prevent this potentially massive group of developments from being halted despite protests from the Los Angeles Water District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coconino County and…
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Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks, critics say. By Julie Cart. LA Times. The more I think of what Bush and has cronies did; the more I think it was like the United States was occupied by a foreign power for 8 years, and an unfriendly one at that. I want a trial!