Environment ❯ Conservation

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Federal Officials Weigh Land Swap That Could Give Developer Road Through Yosemite

Approval would hand a strip of Yosemite to a private developer, creating a precedent that would invite environmental review and legal challenge.

Trump Administration Weighs Ceding Strip of Yosemite to Private Developer

Federal Border Work Halted Inside Big Bend as Court Reviews Legal Challenge

European Bison Knocks Tourist to Ground in Poland Forest

Global Study Finds One in Ten Butterfly Species Have Shifted Ranges

Spanish Coastal Towns Raise Beach Fines and Tighten Rules

Okefenokee Swamp Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

Trump Cuts Bears Ears and Grand Staircase‑Escalante to a Fraction of Their Former Size

Tourists Walk on Grand Prismatic Spring’s Fragile Microbial Mats in Viral Video

Semarnat Declares Mining Ban Inside Federal Protected Areas

Supreme Court Clears Kukrail Night Safari With Tight Environmental Conditions

Trump Cuts Bears Ears and Grand Staircase‑Escalante by Roughly 90%

Supreme Court Clears Kukrail Night Safari With Conditions

San Gregorio Ranch Donated to California State Parks; Beach to Open July 29

Trump Cuts Bears Ears and Grand Staircase‑Escalante Monuments by Roughly 90%

Constitutional Court Sets Aside Monal Demolition Order

CBP Moves to Begin Smart Wall Panel Installation in Texas’ Big Bend

Citizen Group Escalates Pressure on Drenthe Towns Over Pesticide Use

Greek Islands See Renewed Tourist Surge as Conservation Rules Bite and Alternatives Rise

Mexico Bars Cruise Ships and Deep‑Water Port in Bahía de Loreto