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Elected Officials Across The West Urge Interior Secretary, Congress To Protect Public Lands

More than 300 elected officials from Colorado to California have signed off on a letter urging Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and members of Congress to protect public lands from being sold off, sullied by energy development or mining, climate-change impacts, and efforts to water down the Antiquities Act.

Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 2

What if you only had a day or two, to spend in Yellowstone National Park? Where would you go? What would you photograph? If you decide to travel the park’s 142-mile Grand Loop Road, a figure-eight shaped route through the park interior, you’ll see (and photograph) plenty. Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson gives you an idea of what you might capture with your camera.

A Collapse At Mauna Loa's Summit In 1868, Like Kīlauea's In 2018?

March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Kaʻū district. However, this may not have been the only place that saw significant changes during the eruption, since new research suggests a simultaneous collapse at the volcano’s summit—similar to events at Kīlauea in 2018.