A New Film Explores the Wild Places Trump's Wall Would Destroy
'The River and the Wall' chronicles an intense journey down the Rio Grande, bearing witness to the ecosystems and livelihoods along the U.S.-Mexico border
J. Weston Phippen
Published
Interior Department’s Stealth Bid to Lock Up Public Records
Just days before Secretary Zinke left his post, the agency quietly proposed rules that would have it ignoring many Freedom of Information Act requests
The Forest Service Thought It Was Fine to Build a Pipeline on the AT
New emails reveal how the U.S. Forest Service caved to Dominion Energy in its quest to build a disruptive pipeline along the Appalachian Trail
An American Hiker Is Missing in Mexico's Most Dangerous Mountains
The 34-year-old from North Carolina hasn't been heard from in more than a week
Patagonia Gets More Political—by Publicly Endorsing Candidates
In what might be a first for any American company, the clothing brand has endorsed two Senate candidates
We Might Lose Access to the Zion Narrows Forever
Unless the Forest Service can pony up the cash to save it
Congress Is Quietly Eroding the Endangered Species Act
Five bills approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a chaotic news cycle could weaken the historically popular environmental law
Unannounced River Closures. So Trump Can Golf.
The U.S. Coast Guard closes the Potomac River any time President Trump wants to hit the links.
The Daring Rescue that Saved the Thai Soccer Team
A group of the world's best cave divers joined to help save the 12 boys and their coach in one of the most dangerous missions of its kind
The Terrible State of Our National Parks—in Photos
Broken pipes, crumbling walkways, closed trails—this is what the $11.6 billion maintenance backlog looks like on the ground
The Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave Was Found Alive
Rescuers spent nine days searching for the 12 boys and their coach. They finally found them two miles deep in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.
People Keep Finding Bodies in Joshua Tree
Within a month, the remains of two people—one of them half-buried—were found inside the park's boundaries, a place with a storied relationship to death
The Last AT Pipeline Protesters Come Down from the Trees
The last two tree sitters fighting the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline project in Jefferson National Forest surrendered to police. Will others take their place?
Why Are NPS Park Police Headed to the Border?
The park police typically help keep the peace at urban monuments, but the Department of Interior is sending a group to the U.S.-Mexico border to chase smugglers. Sort of.
The Deadliest Days on the Alps in Decades
A powerful storm swept the mountains over the weekend and killed more than a dozen people
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