Weigh in on drilling in national parks

National parks have cultural, historical, natural and economic value, making it hard to believe that oil and gas development within them is not only possible but presentlyscantly regulated.

The NPS governs the surface resources in parks but not those underground. That means if mineral rights in a national park are owned by a state or private entity, oil and gas development couldbe possible there.

The NPS wants to make changes to the way the process is regulated.In its proposed rule, the NPSla...