National Park Service

During the 2013 government shutdown that lasted 16 days, the national parks were closed. This year amid government shutdown talks, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tweeted that the department would aim to keep public lands

Energy and Environment

National Parks would remain open during government shutdown, but employees won’t be paid

Josh Siegel -

January 19, 2018 7:42 pm

At the peak of the 2013 shutdown, roughly 850,000 employees were furloughed each day, about 40 percent of the federal civilian workforce. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Economy

What happens to the government if there’s a shutdown

Joseph Lawler -

January 19, 2018 7:03 pm

A large portion of a famed Magnolia tree was planted on the south grounds of the White House by President Andrew Jackson in 1835. The tree has become too weak to remain standing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Chelsea Clinton thanks Melania Trump for preserving part of the magnolia tree

Meghana Kurup -

December 27, 2017 6:59 pm

It makes sense for those who benefit to pay. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Energy and Environment

Attorneys general oppose Trump administration plan to raise national park fees

Josh Siegel -

November 22, 2017 7:46 pm

The agency originally planned to accept comments through Thanksgiving, but its new deadline is Dec. 22. (Sunny Margerum/HOKA One One via AP)

Energy and Environment

National Park Service to allow more time for comments on plan to raise visitor fees

Josh Siegel -

November 21, 2017 7:06 pm

Activists originally intended to bring a 45-foot-tall statue of a nude woman to the base of the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

News

Organizers scrap nudity plans for weekend festival outside the White House

Steven Nelson -

November 10, 2017 5:31 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is forming a committee that would give new recommendations on National Park Service fees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke creates panel to look at national park fees

John Siciliano -

November 7, 2017 7:57 pm

The National Park Service is hoping to tackle its deferred maintenance backlog of over $11 billion. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Op-Eds

How to help national parks without soaking American families

Matthew Anderson -

November 2, 2017 4:01 am

News

Feds pull funding for Black Panther legacy project in Berkeley after backlash

Naomi Lim -

October 29, 2017 5:48 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., left, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said they would look into the increased costs. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Senate hearings expected as bipartisan concerns rise over national park fee hikes

John Siciliano -

October 26, 2017 4:10 pm

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Tag: National Park Service

National Parks would remain open during government shutdown, but employees won’t be paid

What happens to the government if there’s a shutdown

Chelsea Clinton thanks Melania Trump for preserving part of the magnolia tree

Attorneys general oppose Trump administration plan to raise national park fees

National Park Service to allow more time for comments on plan to raise visitor fees

Organizers scrap nudity plans for weekend festival outside the White House

Ryan Zinke creates panel to look at national park fees

How to help national parks without soaking American families

Feds pull funding for Black Panther legacy project in Berkeley after backlash

Senate hearings expected as bipartisan concerns rise over national park fee hikes

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