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National park rangers have a mental health problem. Could it get worse?

 Health
• September 18, 2026

New directives and staffing cuts are compounding longstanding stressors facing National Park Service rangers

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

 Environment
• September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

Forty-eight years on an island with wolves

 Environment
• July 23, 2018

With just two wolves left, Rolf Peterson is pushing for a genetic rescue. He’s about to get it

Fallen Monarch, a massive redwood tree that fell 300 years ago

Leaving the road behind

 Blogs
• March 28, 2016

Why national parks should have fewer roads and more trails

On the ground: Alaska’s national parks lead the way in planning for climate change

 Environment Blog
• January 24, 2014

The National Park Service knows climate change is coming early and will hit hard in the 49th state – so is taking steps to prepare

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