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Park Service balks at requirement to plan ahead for future shutdowns

November 22, 2013 1 Comment

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is not interested in coming up with plans to let states pay to keep parks open should another government shutdown occur, a service official testified Thursday to a House subcommittee.

Lawmakers, citing Yarnell, press forestry officials on wildfire prevention

July 11, 2013 Leave a comment

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, urged the House Natural Resources subcommittee to respond quickly to wildfires in light of the recent Yarnell Hill deaths. (Cronkite News Service photo by Emilie Eaton)

Arizona lawmakers invoked the memory of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters at a hearing Thursday where they urged bureaucrats to improve forest management to prevent such fires in the future.

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