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• Blog Post 'What’s in the Water?' More Than You Might Expect Jun 2014 | By Edward Stierli More than 50% of national parks have impaired water. NPCA has 5 tips to protect this vital resource.
• Magazine Article The Farthest Edge Winter 2021 | By Dorian Fox Chasing  solitude  — and Thoreau —  on the Outer Beach of Cape Cod National Seashore.
• Press Release Coalition of Public Health, Environmental and Conservation Groups Speak Up to Protect National Park Waterways Feb 2017 Dismantling the Stream Protection Rule threatens clean water protections and puts communities at risk
• Policy Update NPCA position on H.R. 160, H.R. 2074, and H.R. 3222 Oct 2021 NPCA shared the following positions ahead of a legislative markup held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for October 13th, 2021.
• Blog Post Blitzed with Butterflies Sep 2012 | By Gail Dethloff A day of citizen science put this park lover face-to-face with some of the prettiest insects in the Rockies.
• Blog Post Supreme Court Ruling Will Harm People and Parks Jun 2022 | By Stephanie Kodish Today's decision will limit the abilities of the Environmental Protection Agency to do its job, and the consequences for the climate could be disastrous.
• Press Release National Parks Group Supports Montana Wildlife Commission's Decision to Cease Wolf Hunting Around Yellowstone Dec 2012 Statement by Tim Stevens, Northern Rockies Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Policy Update Position on Emmer Discussion Draft Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 27, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives before a floor vote on September 11th.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 823 & H.R. 1225 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 26, 2019.
• Press Release Despite Overwhelming Opposition, Interior Department Gives Green Light to California Desert's Most Controversial Solar Project Jun 2015 Bureau of Land Management decides to move forward with controversial renewable energy project, Soda Mountain Solar Project.
• Magazine Article Coral Calamity Fall 2021 | By Katherine DeGroff A disease is wreaking havoc on coral colonies in Dry Tortugas and beyond. But hope is on the horizon. 
• Policy Update Position on S.225, S.298, S.327, S.774, and S.1152 Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting to discuss pending legislation scheduled for December 12, 2019. 
• Blog Post Death of Alpha Wolf Sparks Renewed Concern over Hunting near Yellowstone Dec 2012 | By Sharon Mader She was graceful and photogenic. She was a good mother. She was widely admired for her strength and beauty. But earlier this month, a hunter killed one of Yellowstone’s most famous canines just 15 miles outside the park boundary in Wyoming—the gray wolf that led the Lamar Canyon Pack in the northeast region of the park.
• Magazine Article Sea Change Fall 2012 | By Kevin Grange Everglades National Park hopes to alter the tide of climate change and, perhaps, the future of park planning.
• Blog Post Take Better Park Photos Jul 2022 | By Sheila Nguyen It can be difficult to capture the beauty of our national parks in photos. One NPCA staffer shares tips to get more confident with your camera and make your images stand out!
• Policy Update Position on the Antiquities Act May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of an oversight hearing on May 2, 2017.
• Press Release Community Leaders Support Sen. Feinstein's California Desert Protection Bill Jan 2011 Bill would expand Death Valley, Joshua Tree and protect lands for recreation, tourism and wildlife
• Blog Post Birds—and Birders—Find a Welcome Refuge at Monocacy National Battlefield Jun 2013 | By Nicholas Lund It’s been nearly 150 years since the clash that transformed some gentle fields in northern Maryland to the hallowed status of Civil War battlefields.
• Press Release Obama Administration Approves Harmful Energy Project in the California Desert Apr 2016 Department of Interior approved the Soda Mountain Solar Project, which is widely regarded as the most controversial renewable energy proposal in the region, and stands to industrialize important habitat for bighorn sheep and other wildlife, less than half a mile from Mojave National Preserve.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 468, Historic Route Preservation Act Jul 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017
• Press Release Colorado Could Lead Nation in Fighting Air Pollution, But Isn’t Nov 2021 National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice call for improvements on Colorado’s regional haze plan to better protect air quality and public health.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2546 & H.R. 2642 Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 10, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 925, H.R. 1487, H.R. 1492, H.R. 3115 & H.R. 3541 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 25, 2019.
• Magazine Article Obed Refuge Spring 2022 | By David Brill How a backyard national park helped heal a family in transition.
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to Senate Budget Resolution Mar 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on amendments to the budget resolution under consideration by the Senate in March 2015.
• Press Release Parks Group Sues to Stop Jamestown Development Project Jul 2017 Massive transmission towers threaten historic Jamestown and nearby national park sites.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 Oct 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of an expected floor vote the week of October 30, 2017.
• Press Release Parks Group Files Intent to Sue Over Endangered Species Act Violations at Historic Jamestown and James River May 2018 New information reveals that federal agencies overlooked the presence of endangered juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon and Shortnose Sturgeon in the James River at Jamestown.
• Magazine Article A Momentous Arrival Fall 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard Four hundred years ago, a pirate ship carrying enslaved Africans pulled into Point Comfort in Virginia. Was it the beginning of slavery in this country?

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