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Proposal seeks to modernize campgrounds at national parks

Proposal seeks to modernize campgrounds at national parks

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you. The Interior Department is considering recommendations to modernize campgrounds within the National Park Service. The recommendations posted this week come from an advisory committee created under former Interior Secretary […]

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Southeastern Utah national parks to allow e-bikes on roads

Southeastern Utah national parks to allow e-bikes on roads

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Two national parks and two national monuments in southeastern Utah will allow the use of electric bicycles on roads in areas where traditional bicycles are allowed. Park Service officials said the new policy takes effect Tuesday in Arches and Canyonlands national parks and in Hovenweep and […]

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APNewsBreak: Watchdog clears Zinke in Utah monument probe

APNewsBreak: Watchdog clears Zinke in Utah monument probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal watchdog has cleared Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of wrongdoing following a complaint that he redrew the boundaries of a national monument in Utah to benefit a former state lawmaker and political ally. The Interior Department’s office of inspector general says it found no evidence that […]

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