Arizona came in dead last at 51, New Mexico ranked at number 49, and Texas ranked at number 40. Arizona and New Mexico shared ...

You've heard "leave no trace" when hiking—here’s the science behind why it’s crucial to leave wild environments the way you found them.

The New Mexico park says that a discarded snack bag may seem trivial but the impact to the ecosystem can be huge, urging ...

Staff at Carlsbad shared that a visitor left behind a bag of Cheetos in the Big Room- the largest single cave chamber by ...

National Park Service blames bag of Cheetos for disrupting entire Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem Here are 5 middle-class habits ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (WKRC) - National park officials called a dropped bag of Cheetos "world changing." Carlsbad Caverns National ...

Some litter at a national park may seem inconsequential, but for the fragile ecosystem in the caverns, it's a major ...

Robert Melnick, professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, discusses the consequences of leaving a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.

The Cheetos' processed corn was softened by the humidity of the cave and "formed the perfect environment" to welcome and host ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials in New Mexico recently condemned the leaving of a Cheetos snack bag in one of the ...

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