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PeopleForBikes Coalition Sponsors Fifth Executive Fly-In on Capitol Hill
The PeopleForBikes Coalition and several bicycling industry executives were in Washington D.C. last week meeting with members of Congress as part of an ongoing effort to educate Congress and thought...
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Yellowstone Implementing Backcountry Fee
Earlier this month, Yellowstone National Park announced that it would be introducing a backcountry fee for visitors looking to stay overnight. Anyone staying in the park’s backcountry between May 25...
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Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior: It's time to wake the outdoor...
Bruce Babbitt calls for the industry to use its $646 billion economic force to better defend public lands.
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Wyoming Bill Would Make Cyclists Wear Neon
Under a bill introduced in the Wyoming legislature in late January, cyclists in the state would be required to wear reflective neon, carry government-issued IDs, and mount rear lights on their bikes....
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NRF forecasts retail sales to increase 4.1 percent over last year
The 4.1 percent increase would mark the biggest annual growth since 2011 when retail sales for the year increased 5.1 percent. “While our outlook for the year ahead is positive, we aren’t quite out of...
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Browns Canyon in Colorado to be designated as a National Monument
Senator Michael Bennet said the White House has announced that President Obama will designate Colorado’s Browns Canyon as a national monument on Thursday.
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West Coast port slowdown could cost retailers $7B this year
Retailers are continuing to grapple with the slowdown at West Coast ports, flying in more products and shipping them through East Coast ports as loads of goods are left idling on ships unable to dock...
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Obama to give free parks admission to fourth graders
President Obama announced that the National Park Service will be giving all fourth grade students and their families free admission to national parks and other federal lands for a full year.
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West Coast Port Employers, Union Reach Tentative Five-Year Agreement
West Coast port employers and their union said they reached a tentative five-year agreement on a new contract late Friday. The pact brings an end to a nine-month standoff that resulted in significant...
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National Parks Paddling Bill Introduced in Congress
Law would expand kayaking and canoeing in Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
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Congress Should Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
This is the first wilderness protection any president has recommended to Congress for a refuge since 1974. Besides providing home to polar bears, caribou and birds that migrate from six continents, the...
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Global Protected Areas Pull in $600 Billion Annually
A study published last week in the journal PLOS Biology has found that national parks and nature preserves (protected areas, or PAs, as the study labels them) bring in much more money than governments...
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Marketplace Fairness Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
OIA-supported legislation would simplify collection of Internet sales tax. Brick-and-mortar, specialty outdoor retailers are often at a competitive disadvantage to Internet retailers who do not always...
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Stockholm is Building a Parking Garage Exclusively for Bicycles
With limited inner city space, Stockholm hopes to encourage ridership by creating something that caters to the needs of cyclists. “The city of the future is not one built around the car as a means of...
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La Sportiva, Salewa, Dynafit see significant benefits from international trade
This could be a consequential year for international trade and how it impacts Colorado and the outdoor industry. Outdoor recreation businesses like ours — La Sportiva, which makes trail running shoes...
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President Obama announces investment in U.S. textiles
Earlier this week, President Obama announced an initiative to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, through a new, $150 million competition to create the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing...
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New regulator to guard privacy in Internet of Things
A new office created by the Federal Trade Commission will focus on consumer privacy issues raised by the developing Internet of Things, including connected cars, smart appliances and Big Data. The...
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U.S. Elections Could Shape The Retail Industry Differently Than Others
Retail is currently the largest of any other industry on Facebook in the U.S. Retail brands combined have more than 218 million Facebook fans, and the leaders of the biggest retail companies rely on...
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NPS: Parks need $11.5 billion in deferred maintenance
Visitation is climbing while annual budgets for national parks dwindle. The Park Service's operations budget is down 7 percent, or roughly $173 million, and construction project funding has fallen 62...
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REI, National Parks Encouraging People to #FindYourPark and Truly Experience...
REI has announced its support of the 100-year anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 through a multi-year, multimillion-dollar partnership with the National Park Foundation, the official...
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