Category: National Park Service

Park Service Pushes Back Against Licensing Georgia Spaceport

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The National Park Service is pushing back after a U.S. government report recommended approval of a launch pad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast, saying a chance of explosive misfires over a federally protected island popular with tourists and campers poses an “unacceptable risk.” Camden County in Georgia’s coastal, southeast corner has spent…


US Park Service Sued After Gate Kills Ugandan Humanitarian

SALT LAKE CITY—The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda sued the National Park Service this month after she was decapitated last year by a gate at Utah’s Arches National Park. The gate had been left unlatched against federal policy for two weeks before it struck Esther Nakajjigo in June 2020, according to the…