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"Green Groups" Offer An Environmental Budget, One That Focuses on Climate Change, Clean Energy, Ecological Health

While President Obama's fiscal 2011 budget proposal is headlining the news today, a coalition of conservation and environmental groups has offered its own approach to federal spending when it comes to the environment, one that would focus on coping with climate change, developing clean energy, and protecting natural resources.

Reducing The Federal Deficit Is Essential, But Are the National Parks A Logical Place to Cut Spending?

Did you feel the wind in the sails go slack? Barely three months beyond the euphoria raised by Ken Burns’ documentary on the national parks, and just four weeks after 2009 delivered the strongest visitation to parks in a decade, President Obama wants to freeze funding levels of the National Park Service.

Going to Zion National Park This Summer? Be Aware of Work on the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway

If you're planning to visit Zion National Park this summer, the route you choose will make a big difference in your trip. Visitors entering via the park's South entrance won't be affected, but travelers using the East Entrance and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway will find some delays and closures.