America’s Worst Idea (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 25, 2016 If our national parks and our public lands are our best idea, what are our worst ideas? Sadly, there are plenty of worst ideas to go around. Dig deeper

Wilderness Protection

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Mar 26, 2014 Dig deeper

Conservatives Move to Limit Presidential Parks Authority

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 The House is considering a Republican-sponsored bill that would limit the president’s authority to create new national parks without permission from Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Three Scout Leaders Topple Stone Formation, Face Charges

BLANK Oct 18, 2013 Claiming they were trying to protect the public from a stone formation that took 165 million years to form, three Utah Boy Scout leaders pushed a boulder from its erosion-built perch. And posted the video online. Welcome to modern American vandalism, the public parks version. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It Seems Wall Street Is Occupying Us

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 The good news of the day is that Bill Moyers is coming back to television next January. The bad news is that Coca-Cola seems to be winning its battle to fill the Grand Canyon with empty plastic bottles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and America’s Deadly National Parks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 After learning that tourist deaths in Yosemite National Park increased this season compared with a typical year, Mother Jones reporter Kiera Butler asks whether the events that are rearranging the Earth's climate might be the culprit. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Enabling the Gun Nuts

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 The Secret Service says it is quite capable of protecting the president, but the rest of us don't have armed guards. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Packing Heat in the Parks

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 25, 2009 With their usual steely conviction, contempt for the rights and safety of others, and string of nonsensical arguments, gun supporters in Congress managed to push through a law to allow national park visitors to carry loaded weapons -- openly or concealed -- in the millions of acres of wilderness, scenic byways and historic sites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House OKs Handguns in National Parks

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2009 With the help of moderate Democrats, the House of Representatives signed off on a Republican amendment Wednesday that legalizes loaded handguns in national parks and wildlife refuges. The measure passed 279-147 in a victory for gun advocates, including the NRA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )