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A long line of hikers head out of the Grand Canyon along the Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park. The U.S. federal government announced Wednesday, Aug. 16, it will eliminate a policy it put in place to allow national parks like the Grand Canyon to ban the sale of bottled water in an effort to curb litter. (Ross D. Franklin/AP, File)

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The federal government announced Wednesday it will eliminate a policy that allowed national parks like the Grand Canyon to ban the sale of bottled water in an effort to curb litter.

By BY CLARICE SILBER, Associated Press August 17, 2017