Push renewed to elevate White Sands to national park status

Albuquerque, N.M. • The push to elevate a vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in New Mexico to national park status was renewed Tuesday as members of the state’s congressional delegation reintroduced legislation aimed at boosting the profile of the already popular tourist destination."Like no place on earth" is how the National Park Service describes the world's largest gypsum dune field.The monument sees hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, more than any other park ser