Drilling is often suggested as a means of preventing Yellowstone from erupting. It seems like a reasonable idea, but the volcano doesn’t work that way. And while it might be possible to generate power by geothermal drilling, that would risk disturbing the thermal features of Yellowstone—one-of-a-kind geologic and cultural treasures, with no way back when features start to change or disappear.

Did you know the National Park Service doesn't want to perform either an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment on air tour management plans it has failed for two decades to implement? Are you concerned about a commercial spaceport sending rockets over Cumberland Island National Seashore?

The National Park System is an essential laboratory—and also a battleground—in the management of invasive pests.

It took more than three months, and a few large rain- and snowstorms, but the KNP wildfire complex in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks has been declared fully contained.