An analysis of data from 1999 through 2023 shows 93% of parks and wilderness areas saw improved air quality on clear days.

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During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze.

No parks or wilderness areas have seen any notable ... which advocates for North Dakota’s coal industry. “The air is clean, the data proves it, and the science backs that up.

He notably pushed for the creation of Boulder-White Clouds wilderness areas in the 2010s ... and Republicans from Arkansas, North Dakota and Louisiana also expressed interest in the plan.

This stunning North Dakota park is named after President Theodore ... meaning there is more solitude and vast, wide-open wilderness. I love taking a scenic drive here, watching the bison herds ...

Once a major gold mining hub in the Black Hills, this South Dakota town has transformed itself into a year-round vacation ...

After passing both legislative chambers by nearly unanimous margins, the bill now heads to Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

A fund set up by the state's largest rancher organization to help victims of the devastating October 2024 wildfires in western North Dakota has distributed nearly $1 million.

The catch and harvest rates and the size of walleyes reported are really, really good these past two years,” Power said.

The Badlands Conservation Alliance will host a guided hike to North Dakota's highest natural point on Saturday, April 26, in ...