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• Press Release Conservation Groups Sue EPA to Enforce State Plans, Clear Haze Pollution Jun 2023 NPCA, Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency to clear hazy skies.
• Magazine Article The Burro Quandary Winter 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard Wild donkeys are cute but destructive, and park officials don’t know what to do with them.
• Policy Update NPCA position on amendments to H.R. 4447 Sep 2020 Ahead of anticpated votes, NPCA shared the following positions on amendments to H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
• Blog Post How Is the Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? Sep 2013 | By John Garder The looming threat of a government shutdown is now a reality. Here's what it means for our national parks.
• Blog Post Super Blooms: Park Flowers and Where to See Them Apr 2022 April is National Native Plant Month. These flowering plants welcome the warmer weather with bursts of color — and national parks are the perfect places to see them.
• Blog Post Masks Required at National Parks: What to Know Before You Go Feb 2021 | By Amy Hagovsky Staff and visitors must now wear masks in federal buildings and facilities, as well as at outdoor attractions where distancing isn't possible.
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Share Renewed Concerns about Utah’s Plan to Reduce Haze Pollution May 2022 Environmental advocates reject Utah's dirty regional haze plan, call for immediate change to protect public lands and public health.
• 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.
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds EPA's Final Bristol Bay Assessment for Warning of 15 Mines Beyond Pebble, Including 3 Prospects Adjacent to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Jan 2014 Statement by Melissa Blair, Alaska Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association
• Magazine Article Golden Spike Redux Summer 2019 | By Vanessa Hua The role that Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad has long been buried. 150 years after the completion of the tracks, that’s finally changing. 
• Blog Post 5 Takeaways from the Midterm Elections Nov 2018 | By Ani Kame’enui NPCA’s director of legislation and policy notes a few trends from last week’s elections that could affect national parks in 2019.
• Press Release Made in America: New Report Finds National Parks at a Tipping Point Leading Into Super Committee Deadline Nov 2011 National Parks Group Urges the Need for Wise Investments to Support Jobs and Communities Nationwide
• Press Release Congressman Schiff Proposes to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Preserve and Protect Culture, Wildlife and Waterways Jun 2016 The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act would expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include critical waterways, landscapes, wildlife corridors and important cultural and historical sites.
• Press Release Protecting Chaco Canyon: Advocates Applaud Legislation to Safeguard the Cultural Landscape May 2023 Indigenous communities, conservationists, preservationists, and other stakeholders in New Mexico push for a mineral withdrawal on public lands  
• Blog Post Travelodge Joins NPCA in Engaging National Park Advocates Sep 2017 | By Carrie F. Smith There are some companies that live their mission and understand the importance of giving back. Travelodge is one of them.
• Blog Post A Sacred Trust: New Video Highlights Navajo and Hopi Perspectives on Clean Air Dec 2012 | By Kevin Dahl Many Native American families in the Southwest are sorely affected by pollution from coal-fired power plants, yet their concerns often go unheard by decision-makers
• Blog Post Years of Abuse and Overuse Make the Colorado River the Most Endangered River of 2013 Apr 2013 | By Meghan Trubee This year’s Most Endangered Rivers report from American Rivers makes one thing clear: It is not sustainable for a single river to support 36 million people.
• Blog Post ‘A Silent but Most Effective Voice’: Ansel Adams and Advocacy Oct 2016 | By Phil Archer One famed photographer used his gift to protect the landscapes that gave him inspiration.
• Policy Update Position on ESA@50 Jul 2023 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2023.
• Press Release Defending Chaco: New Mexico Communities, Parks Groups Reject Legislative Attacks Jul 2023 "Attempts to nullify the withdrawal perpetuate the harmful legacy of oil and gas exploitation and completely dismiss Tribal and community voices calling for an end to reckless drilling in the area” -- NPCA's Emily Wolf  
• Magazine Article Heading for the Hills Summer 2021 | By Julia Busiek Treating the lockdown blues with a close-to-home adventure in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
• Press Release Interior Secretary Jewell Calls on Congress to Invest in National Parks and Public Lands Oct 2013 National Parks Group Calls for Renewed Commitment to National Parks
• Blog Post A New Resource in the Fight to Defend the Boundary Waters: Kids Jun 2018 | By Joseph Goldstein Teen advocate launches a new initiative to motivate youth to protect wild places, including the watershed that includes Voyageurs National Park.
• Magazine Article Sandbox in the Sky Spring 2017 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan High-altitude play at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
• Magazine Article For Love and Trains Fall 2017 | By Katherine DeGroff A modern-day troubadour hops aboard and spreads her love of parks through song.
• 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.
• Policy Update Position on the impacts of COVID-19 and visitation to the National Park System May 2021 NPCA shared the following position with Senators on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 26th, 2021. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Homeland Security Committee ahead of a legislative markup scheduled for October 4, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on the nomination of Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior Apr 2021 Ahead of an anticpated hearing to consider the nomination of Tommy Beaudreau, NPCA sent the following letter to Senators sitting on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
• Policy Update Position on House FY24 Interior Appropriations Jul 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Appropriations ahead of a markup scheduled for July 19, 2023.

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