Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist, but some of his favorite adventures have happened inside state parks. What is a national monument, anyway? That’s what I kept asking ...

Across the United States, monuments and memorials serve as physical reminders of the country’s wars, presidents, ideals, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 730,000 people visit Colorado National Monument each year. It was established in 1911 under the Antiquities Act. Gordon ...

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump has the power to abolish two national monuments in California established by his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, as well as any others created by past presidents, ...

President Biden on Tuesday established two new national monuments in California, the latest in a flurry of major environmental initiatives affecting the Golden State as his presidency comes to a close ...

All of America's national monuments must be reviewed for potential oil and gas drilling and mining reserves, critics say, per bureaucratic language tucked deep in a sweeping order issued on Monday by ...

President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act in 1906 and used the law 17 times to expand protections on existing federal lands across the country. Since then, it’s been used more than 300 ...

Even with its Pride flag restored, New York City’s iconic Stonewall National Monument has been put on an endangered list of historic national places.

EPA Rollbacks Could Raise AC, Refrigeration Costs Despite Promise of Lower Prices The Okefenokee’s Bid for International Recognition Sewage and Fuel Leaks Contaminate the Potomac River, Source of ...

California has long been known as a protector of its lands — about 25% of the state, in fact. Preserved landscapes range from glacial valleys and alpine lakes to volcanic craters, salt flats, vast ...