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Government Seeks To Dismiss Lawsuit Over National Park Service's Cashless Policy

A lawsuit challenging the National Park Service's move to eliminate cash in visitor transactions should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have failed to prove they have been harmed by the policy and because federal regulations don't require the agency to accept cash for its services.
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President Biden Seeking Nearly $2.3 Billion In Disaster Assistance For National Park Service

President Biden has asked Congress to provided nearly $2.3 billion to the National Park Service to help with disaster recovery at parks ranging from Acadia National Park in Maine and the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina to Death Valley National Park in California.
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Hats On Hydrothermals – Removing Trash From Yellowstone’s Fragile Features

It’s easy for photographers to remove trash they see in their images with sophisticated photo editing, but not so easy for Yellowstone National Park personnel to physically remove that trash from fragile hydrothermal features. A team of dedicated cleanup staff is used for that task, and Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson found out what entails these clean ups.