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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

NPCA, Others Sue EPA Over Clean Air Act Reductions Of Regional Haze

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.

Glacier Bay National Park Taking Input On Draft Wilderness Management Plan

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska has never seen 1 million visitors in one season, or even 750,000, and most of those who do visit the 2.6-million-acre park stick around Gustavus. But that doesn't mean the park shouldn't have a wilderness management plan. That's why there's a draft version ready for your input.

Fish Tales From A Yukon National Park

Something astonishing appears on the edge of Mät’àtäna Män (Kathleen Lake) as we troll for lake trout in on-again, off-again September drizzle, but it isn’t a grizzly or moose. A miniature rainbow erupts with the sunshine and hangs so low over the base of a mountain that both its multicolored ends appear to plunge into the cold, deep Yukon water.

Park Service To Make Snap Inspections Of Cruise Ships At Glacier Bay

Cruise ships plying the waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska can approach the size of small towns, with thousands of passengers that require food services and wastewater management systems. On top of those waste generators, they use propulsion systems with fuels that could devastate the park's environment if leaks arise. Against that backdrop, the National Park Service has started an unannounced inspection system by which third-party inspectors will board ships to monitor their operations.

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