News in Brief The National Park Service Authorized Over $250 Million in ‘Unobligated’ Funds to Keep Parks Open During the Shutdown A Senate subcommittee is looking into the legality of the decision to tap into the recreation fees for operational costs. Kelley Czajka
Environment Even After Plantations Are Abandoned Primary Forests Do Not Return Eucalyptus plantations in southern India that were abandoned and left to recover for nearly 40 years are still far from resembling the primary forest surrounding them. Shreya Dasgupta