Report: Teton among most ‘spoiled’ parks

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily
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GTNP sign — Sign at south boundary of Grand Teton National Park
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Sign at south boundary of Grand Teton National Park
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A new report from an environmental advocacy group lists Grand Teton National Park as among the dozen parks most threatened by the hurried pace of energy leasing and drilling taking place under the Trump administration.

The 44-page National Parks Conservation Association’s “Spoiled Parks” includes Grand Teton not because of the threat of drilling within or immediately adjacent to the park, but because of the threat gas pads and drilling rigs pose to migration routes pronghorn and mule deer follow to summer range there.

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Mike reported on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem's wildlife, wildlands and the agencies that manage them from 2012 to 2021.

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