National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Wednesday said Mount Spurr is at risk of erupting within the next few weeks or months, potentially impacting residents 78 miles away in the city of Anchorage.

The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks ...