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Press Release
Trump Administration Aims to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks
The administration is attempting to gut a law that has protected America’s public lands and national parks for the last 50 years.
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Press Release
More Action Needed to Hold Polluters Accountable; Toxic Chemicals Continue to Spill into Waterways at Indiana Dunes National Park
Lack of enforcement opens the door for future illegal discharges, resulting in more beach closures and potential harm to visitor health and wildlife at Indiana Dunes.
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Magazine Article
'An Honest Reckoning'
Hundreds of people were once enslaved at the opulent Hampton estate, but for decades after the site became part of the National Park System, their stories remained hidden. That is…
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Yellowstone: The World's First National Park
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A River Through Golden Rocks
The park gets its name from the Yellowstone River, which in turn was named for the bright mustard-colored canyon walls it flows through. -
Lush, Steaming, Vibrant
From the lush valleys to the rocky canyons to the steaming geyser basins to the peaceful lakes, Yellowstone's terrain is varied and vibrant. -
More Than Old Faithful
Yellowstone is home to more than half the world's geysers and an exceptional concentration of geothermal energy. -
The 'Serengeti of North America'
Yellowstone has the largest concentration of mammals in the contiguous United States including a high number of large predators.
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