Growing fire danger is leading to fire restrictions at Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks in California, where fire restrictions taking effect on Wednesday will prohibit campfires and charcoal fires in the hot, dry, low-elevation areas of the parks, including Potwisha Campground and Hospital Rock and Ash Mountain Picnic Areas.

Fort Lennox National Historic Site reopened June 17 after five years of major infrastructure work and the refurbishment of heritage buildings.

While the debt ceiling standoff in Congress has been resolved, committee work on appropriations bills for the federal government is reflecting efforts by Republicans to fund agencies at levels below those negotiators had agreed to with President Biden. For the National Park Service and other Interior Department bureaus, the cuts could result in funding levels ranging from "draconian to unrealistic."

A coalition of environmental groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association, has sued the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce the Regional Haze Rule required by the Clean Air Act. That failure could lead to "continued release of preventable haze-causing emissions that harm the health of our communities and blur landscapes at our most scenic national parks and wilderness areas," the groups maintain.