Our national parks are in danger: They don't have to be

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America's national park system is regarded as one of the country's great ideas, which were created, beginning in 1872, specifically to preserve the natural and cultural heritage. Thomas Kiernan, the president of the National Park Conservation Association reveals three threats to America's national parks, that include annual budget shortfalls, air pollution, and outside threats.

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Nature on the rocks: Cherished by travelers, coveted by industry, America's public lands are hanging in the balance. But what's at stake is more than scenery

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Each year, millions of people visit national parks in the United States, but their activities might be damaging the very environment that they have come to see. President George W. Bush's recent opening up of the national forests to development worry environmentalists, and should worry tourists as well.

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Rift Valley: In a recently protected swath of southern Utah, Tom Huth discovers monumental divisions

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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah has a history of controversiality. The area was designated as a protected in the 1800s, but the locals have always wanted to build up the land with coal mines, oil wells, and other projects.

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