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Federal Judge Deals Setback to Keystone Pipeline
A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, saying the Trump administration ignored the project's effect on climate
Insulation Plant Under Construction Near Harpers Ferry Generates Local Outcry
In July 2018, ground was broken for the construction of an insulation manufacturing plant in Jefferson County, West Virginia. This 24-hour-a-day Ranson plant will melt basalt and spin it into...
Jones Mountain Cabin Restoration to Cause Temporary Trail Closures in Shenandoah National Park
The restoration of Jones Mountain Cabin will result in its last set of temporary trail closures this week. Affected areas will be closed to hikers and backpackers as mules carry...
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[Updated] Couple Apparently Taking Selfie before Fatal Fall in Yosemite
Two people who died in a fall from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park were travel bloggers apparently taking a selfie before their fall. Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy,...
Yellowstone Park Identifies Big Sky Man Found in Gallatin River
The body of Dane M. Offutt, 29, from Big Sky, MT, was recovered from the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, Oct. 10. On Saturday, Oct. 6, a...
The Appy Lodge in Gatlinburg Hosts AT Museum
The Appy Lodge, a new hotel in Gatlinburg, TN, will include a mini Appalachian Trail museum in its lobby, according to the lodge is at 168 Parkway in the site...
Land and Water Conservation Fund Expires
On Sept. 30, the three-year temporary extension of the recent closure of the top-down route of the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, which came as the result of a decision...
Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest Set to Release Management Plan
Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest is preparing to release an updated management plan in the fall of 2018. This plan would affect the 1.1 million acre Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest in North
Missing Hiker’s Body Found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The body of Mitzie Susan Clements was discovered Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, two miles from Clingmans Dome and less than one mile from the Appalachian...
Zion National Park Resumes Issuing Narrows Permits
Zion National Park resumed issuing permits for the top-down route of the popular Narrows hike on Sept. 29 following a brief suspension that was announced on Sept. 25. The closure...
