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• 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.
• Press Release Arizona Proposal Allows Aging Coal Plant to Increase Air Pollution for Decades Jul 2015 Cholla Power Plant bypasses strong pollution controls, threatens air quality
• Blog Post FAQ: New National Monument at Pullman Shines a Spotlight on Community Spirit and Our Shared Heritage Feb 2015 | By Lynn McClure Earlier today, President Obama stood in front of hundreds of community advocates in Chicago and declared Pullman a national monument. This long-awaited event is the result of years of work by NPCA and so many people that care about this place’s significant contributions to our shared history, from the U.S. labor movement to Civil Rights.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2017 Interior Appropriations Mar 2016 Written statement submitted by John Garder to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 23, 2016.
• Policy Update Position on Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations (Senate Version) Apr 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate in support of funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) ecosystem restoration priorities and in opposition to provisions and potential amendments that block protections of our national park waters.
• Blog Post Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran: Influencing Change with Art Jul 2014 | By Megan Cantrell Can one person’s artistic vision create change and protect something astounding?
• Blog Post A Call to Action for the Nation’s Urban Parks Jul 2012 | By Leila Quinn How our cities' green spaces improve our lives — and why we need a call to action to help recognize their importance
• Press Release Bureau of Land Management Moves Forward Oil Drilling Plan by Dinosaur National Monument May 2021 Agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within half a mile of national monument
• Blog Post 6 Cool Things About Hot Springs Feb 2023 | By Linda Coutant One U.S. national park characteristically emphasizes health and well-being through its mineral waters — Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.
• Magazine Article Friends in High Places Spring 2012 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis EcoFlight offers an aerial view of the national parks, and the threats looming within and beyond their boundaries.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 & H.R. 1941 Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 2, 2019.
• Press Release National Parks Group Continues to Defend Park Service’s Authority to Manage Its Waterways Mar 2016 Supports National Park Service's Efforts to Enforce Safety and Other Park Regulations on Waters Within Parks
• Press Release Court Allows Dominion Energy to Continue Construction of Massive Transmission Line at Historic Jamestown Oct 2017 Today's decision allows Dominion to proceed with construction of this project through one of America’s most historic regions.
• 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.
• Press Release Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks Jun 2017 New report details dangers of development near park lands.
• Magazine Article Pipe Dreams Spring 2014 | By Kallie Markle Head to Southern Arizona to Discover Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
• Press Release Public Meetings on North Cascades Grizzly Bears Announced Feb 2015 Conservation groups call for a show of support for restoring a Northwest native
• Press Release Navajo Nation Tribal Council Should Vote No to Escalade Proposal Aug 2016 We Have Opportunity to Protect Grand Canyon from Incompatible Development
• Magazine Article The Guardian Summer 2011 | By Mike Thomas During his reign as Park Service director from 1964 to 1972, George Hartzog paired a passion for the parks with political savvy to lead the agency through an era of tremendous growth.
• Press Release Wildlife Advocates Applaud Restart of Process to Return Grizzly Bears to North Cascades Nov 2022 New science-led effort aims to reintroduce grizzlies back into the wild habitat they previously roamed for thousands of years
• Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Weak Plan Will Not Protect Biscayne National Park Feb 2020 We urge NPS officials in South Florida to adopt stronger protections than FWC’s and call on Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow elected leaders in Florida to stand up for South Florida’s world-renowned fish, reefs and waters.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205, H.R. 1225, H.R.1941, H.R. 2427 & H.R. 3195 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for June 19, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on S. 225, S. 298, S. 327, S. 641, S. 774, S. 1152 & S. 1582 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 19, 2019.
• Press Release Parks Group Urges Better Protection for Addition Lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Nov 2010 Statement by NPCA Sun Coast Regional Director John Adornato III
• Policy Update Position on Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations (House Version) May 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives in support of funding in the Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water appropriations bill for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) ecosystem restoration priorities that benefit national parks.
• Blog Post The DeChristopher Effect Jan 2014 | By Nicholas Lund After years of work by passionate advocates, a new approach to oil and gas leasing could produce better decisions on energy development and how it affects the air, water, noise, and views at national parks.
• Press Release Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections Aug 2017 NPCA is among a coalition of tribal and conservation interests that filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to restore critical protections to the Yellowstone region’s iconic grizzly bears before new threats, including hunting, push the population further into decline.
• Press Release Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water Jan 2017 Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination
• Magazine Article Muskrats to the Rescue Fall 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion.
• Press Release Pullman Community Rallies Around Public-Private Partnerships Plan for Pullman National Monument Oct 2015 NPCA and AIA release blueprint for development and growth of Chicago's first national park

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