During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include Grand Teton and Acadia.

In northeastern California, the Upper Pit River undulates through evergreen forests, wet meadows and rugged mountains. It’s ...

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

The Antiquities Act of 1906, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt ... or scientific interest" as national monuments. The National Parks Service itself wasn't created for another decade.

This stunning North Dakota park is named after President Theodore Roosevelt, who was integral to early conservation movements and created five national parks during his presidency. This park is ...

“On the other hand, the parks ... Roosevelt’s support of conservation and recreation, and fueled by New Deal funding, the park service had recently taken over the management of all national ...

55 years after Nixon created the EPA, the Trump administration ... as the regional haze rule helped cut down pollution over national parks, wilderness areas and tribal reservations, restoring ...

The EPA estimates that between 2007 and 2018 the rule has cut 500,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and 300,000 tons of nitrous oxides annually. The average visual range has increased from 90 miles to 120 ...