Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News A Public Lands Non-Profit Calls for All National Parks to Close Until the Shutdown Ends National parks that remain open during the shutdown have seen a number of issues as a result of understaffing, including litter and vandalism. Rebecca Worby
Environment How Raúl Grijalva Could Transform the House Committee on Natural Resources The Democratic congressman will soon be able to reverse much of the anti-conservation legacy that his predecessor leaves behind. Jimmy Tobias