The Latest Breaking News from the National Park Service

‘Like running a marathon’: For one evening, Washington DC just had the worst air quality of any major city in the world

Washington DC briefly held the title for the worst air quality of any major city in the world this past Sunday. It was all courtesy of a massive, 40-minute fireworks display that pushed local pollution levels into dangerous territory. According to CNN, the extreme heatwave resulted in triple-digit temperatures on…

We Got This Covered · Jul 6

Trump Scores Court Win to Keep Slavery and Climate Change Exhibits Out of US National Parks

A federal appeals court has paused a ruling requiring the National Park Service to reinstall exhibits on slavery and climate change, handing the Trump administration a temporary victory.

International Business Times UK · Jul 3

Devils Tower explained: Why America's first national monument is sacred to tribes and still puzzles scientists

It rises 386 metres straight out of the flat plains of northeastern Wyoming like something that was placed there rather than grown from the earth, an enormous column of grey-green rock with perfectly ridged vertical sides and a flat summit that looks, from a distance, almost deliberately engineered. Devils Tower…

The Times of India · Jul 1

Man dies after plunging nearly 600ft from Yosemite waterfall

Another visitor died at Nevada Fall in 2018 when they slipped and fell while trying to take a selfie

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Yosemite visitor dies after being swept over nearly 600ft waterfall

Josue Baires Alfaro, 22, identified as victim in Nevada Fall incident that nearly claimed life of woman who tried to help

The Guardian - US · Jun 24

Wanted: The Teton Range’s few remaining mountain goats

The National Park Service is removing nonnative mountain goats from the Teton Range to protect native bighorn sheep

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Washington's renovated Reflecting Pool needs repairs

Just weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation, Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained to deal with peeling paint and an algal bloom.

AAP · Jun 22

Grand Canyon on ‘extreme heat’ watch, with temperatures set to soar

Temperatures could top 111F on Monday and Tuesday, after several recent deaths in park raise concerns over heat

The Guardian - US · Jun 20

Three hikers die from extreme heat while making their way through the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon visitors should avoid hiking on trails along the inner canyon between 10 am and 4 pm due to the extreme heat, park officials said

The Independent UK · Jun 20

Trump-linked firm got $1.7M no-bid deal then the reflecting pool turned green again

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The Independent UK · Jun 19