07/06/2017

How Much Should the Great Outdoors Be Privatized?

Conservation groups have big concerns over this

Is the future of the national parks going to look more like a public-private partnership?

Based on recent comments by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, that option is on the table. Speaking to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) at an event last month, Zinke implied that he was considering giving private organizations more control of services offered in the parks.

“As the secretary, I don’t want to be in the business of running campgrounds,” Zinke said, according to E&E News [subscription]. “My folks will never be as good as you are.”

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