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Report Counters GOP Arguments That Environmental Regs, Agencies Hampering Border Security

For months Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee have claimed that environmental regulations are hampering border control in the Southwest. But a new study notes that "there are numerous examples" of how various federal agencies are working together on border control.
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Judge Clears Way for Deer Culling At Valley Forge National Historical Park, Friends of Animals Plans Protest

Outfitted with night-vision goggles and armed with rifles equipped with silencers, marksmen any day now will begin culling deer from Valley Forge National Historical Park in an operation intended to keep the animals from overwhelming the park.

The Value of a View - New River Gorge National River Adds Key Acreage Under Landmark Bridge

How much is a key landscape in a park worth? It's a lot more than 25 cents, although this particular view is featured on the West Virginia State Quarter in the U. S. Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program. An important part of that scene has now been protected with the recent addition of 618 acres to the New River Gorge National River.