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• Press Release U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Allow Mining Companies to Fill Mountain Valleys with Mine Waste Mar 2014 Statement by NPCA Senior Southeast Regional Director Don Barger
• Policy Update Comments on the Energy Policy Modernization Act Jul 2015 NPCA’s positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in the Energy Policy Modernization Act, as submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
• Press Release President Proposes Large Funding Boost for National Parks Feb 2016 President's budget for fiscal year 2017 calls for significant increase in funding for the National Park Service as the agency celebrates its centennial year
• Press Release DRIVE Act on the Right Track Jun 2015 Statement by Laura Loomis, National Parks Conservation Association's Deputy Vice President of Government Affairs
• Press Release Long-Overdue Fracking Rules Provide Protections for National Park Landscapes Mar 2015 New Standards Will Help Shield Parks from Certain Impacts of Oil, Natural Gas Development on Nearby Public Lands
• Press Release NPCA Recognized as One of USA’s Top Workplaces Feb 2023 “Truly, our greatest asset is our people.” Theresa Pierno, President and CEO
• Magazine Article Raisin’ Expectations Winter 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood The country’s newest national park in southeast Michigan details a key battle in the War of 1812.
• Blog Post How National Parks Led Me to My U.S. Citizenship Dec 2016 | By Keiko Takioto Miller Public lands belong to all of us. Sometimes, they help us realize that we belong to them, too.
• Press Release Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Abandon Texas Clean Air Plan Sep 2017 Critical air quality protection deadlines upheld for Texas and Oklahoma.
• Press Release National Parks Group Hails Progress, Urges Congress to Pass Bill to Protect the Health and Beauty of the North Fork Flathead River Valley, Glacier National Park Jan 2014 Bipartisan legislation has support of local residents, energy companies, local elected officials, and business and conservation communities
• Blog Post Working Toward Change, One Ride at a Time Aug 2013 | By Britte Kirsch A sister and brother push their physical limits to take on the worst battle facing this generation—climate change
• Press Release National Park Advocacy Group Commends Administration for Bold New Methane Rules Jan 2015 Major Step on Climate Pollution will Protect America's Special Places
• Press Release Government Shutdown Closes National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Says President's Budget Falls Short of Meeting National Park Needs Feb 2010 Investing in national parks benefits local economies, the American people, and our nation's future
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Says President's Budget Helps Meet National Park Needs Feb 2011 Investing in national parks benefits local economies, the American people, and our nation's future
• Press Release Conservation Groups Defend Cape Hatteras National Seashore Mar 2012 New National Park Service rule protects visitors & wildlife, allows responsible beach driving
• Press Release EPA Approves Weak Texas Haze Plan, Promoting More Air Pollution for our Communities and National Parks Jun 2020 The agency charged with protecting public health and our environment continues to go to great lengths to weaken our nation’s clean air laws.
• Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2017 NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
• Blog Post Preserving the Stories of Atomic City: A Q&A with Denise Kiernan Jun 2013 | By Kati Schmidt A new book shares some of the fascinating history behind the young women who unknowingly helped build the first atomic bomb at what could soon become the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
• Press Release Bipartisan Bill Offers Funding Opportunity for National Park Repairs Jun 2018 The Restore Our Parks Act includes significant investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion maintenance backlog
• Magazine Article Picture This Winter 2013 | By Scott Kirkwood Design students reimagine the park experience for the 21st century.
• Press Release Time is Now to Link President's Energy Strategy with Strong Protections for National Parks Mar 2015 Administration's Proposals on Right Track, But Need to Finalize Necessary Protections
• Press Release New Agreement Requires Minnesota's Dirtiest Power Plant to Curb Pollution May 2015 Clean air advocates say more steps are necessary to reduce Xcel Energy's Sherco coal plant emissions that harm community health, national parks, wilderness
• Press Release U.S. EPA Cedes Duty to Protect North Dakota Parks from Dangerous Air Pollution Feb 2015 Weaker State Plan Fails to Effectively Protect Theodore Roosevelt and Other National Parks from Power Plant Emissions
• Press Release Legal Agreement Reached to Reduce Power Plant Pollution Damaging Southwest's National Parks, Navajo People Jun 2015 Consent Decree will Cut Emissions from New Mexico's Four Corners Plant
• Press Release Parents, Small Business Owners, Others Meet with EPA, Interior Officials to Urge Better Air Quality at National Parks Mar 2014 Advocates from Across the U.S. Appeal to Obama Administration to Protect Their Parks, Businesses, and Families from Dirty Air
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Names Theresa Pierno to CEO Position Oct 2015 NPCA names organization's first woman to serve as President and CEO in its nearly 100-year history.
• Blog Post Unlikely Activists Help Defend Yellowstone from Mining Threat May 2017 | By Kati Schmidt How a trio of Montanans found themselves persuading Congress and the administration to permanently protect Yellowstone and their homes from industrial-scale mines.
• Press Release Obama Calls for Public-Private Investment in National Parks Sep 2015 President's Proposed National Park Centennial Package Would Provide Major Funding Solutions for Projects, Engage Youth for 100th Anniversary of Park System
• Press Release New Polling Finds Virginians Want National Parks Protected From Data Center Development May 2023 This new polling found that a stunning 86% of surveyed voters in Northern Virginia would support legislation that would prohibit large industrial data centers from being built within a mile of a national park.

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