Chaco Canyon was once the vibrant religious center of a Native American culture whose collapse long remained a mystery—until ...

Shutterstock These “Aztec” Ruins Aren’t by the Aztecs The 320-acre Aztec Ruins National Monument is one of the most famous ...

What would national parks be without rangers and other National Park Service staff? Certainly not the same parks you love to ...

Days after President Joe Biden gave his farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15, the Bureau of Land Management approved oil ...

The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.

Last summer's subpar monsoon season and a dry start to winter in the Southwest has the National Weather Service warning that ...

43 U.S.C. 1714 is the section of federal law that gives sitting U.S. presidents the power to order mineral withdrawals that ban new mining and drilling, like those ordered by President Joe Biden for ...

In one of his first secretarial orders, Doug Burgum ordered staff to review public lands with an eye toward opening them to ...

In one of his first secretarial orders, Doug Burgum ordered staff to review public lands with an eye toward opening them to ...

In Colorado City and Hildale, the place is clearly changing. There's new construction around every corner. Modern apartments sit next to homes and cinderblock walls built for FLDS polygamous families.

We examined Trump's first presidency and new appointments to understand how public lands and outdoor recreation will fare.

It's too early to say what Republican plans will take root in Congress, but already there are proposals to both sell off federal lands and pull back National Park Service funding budgeted for helping ...