National Park Service

The $105-million donation is the largest in National Park Service history. It came from the largest data-center backer in the world.

Skeptics question the energy company’s data center ties, but the former superintendent takes the $105M in good faith.

Washington Post reporter says it would be a “tremendous undertaking” but not “entirely impossible.”

The partner organizations were planning conservation or cultural resource projects in parks across the Mountain West.

The tour company owner said she spoke with 80 to 90 potential international customers who decided not to book trips, most of whom indicated that the higher costs played a role.

Even a temporary field on already-disturbed land would do damage, letter says.

Grand Teton, Yellowstone and other national parks saw visitation numbers back at pre-pandemic highs this summer. At the most popular parks, visitors had to navigate long lines, noise, packed parking lots and throngs of other tourists.

Calls for sign reinstallation follow a 2025 federal order for the removal of ‘negative’ exhibits.

This comes after the U.S. Department of the Interior reportedly restricted staff from telling the public about deaths or injuries in national parks.

Senate Democrats say the examination undermines Congress' role in identifying wilderness areas for protection.