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• Resource Our National Parks and a Changing Climate | By Karen Hevel-Mingo How NPCA and its supporters are working to address climate change.
• Report The Case for Fixing and Building Out National Parks Air Monitoring Networks Our national parks are places of unparalleled natural wonder, historical significance, and cultural value, yet most are plagued by poor air quality that can threaten human health and detrimentally impact park ecosystems.
• Video Care for parks. Care for each other. Over the years, park advocates like you have spoken up on behalf of the places we all love and supported our work protecting America’s national parks. But today, NPCA President & CEO Theresa Pierno is asking you to do something a little different.
• Resource Next Generation Advisory Council Call for Participants Looking for an opportunity to make a difference and bring a unique perspective to efforts to protect our public lands? Want to become more engaged in civic processes and environmental issues in your community? Love our national parks? The Next Generation Advisory Council of the National Parks Conservation Association may be the place for you. We are now accepting applications to the council for the 2023-2025 cohort.
• Staff Jennifer Errick Managing Editor of Online Communications Jennifer co-produces NPCA's award-winning podcast, The Secret Lives of Parks, writes and edits a wide variety of online content, and manages NPCA's style guide.
• Staff Caitlin Miller Associate General Counsel, Clean Air and Climate In her role as Associate General Counsel, Caitlin manages litigation on behalf of NPCA to and provides general legal counsel services to the organization related to air pollution and climate issues that negatively impact national parks and surrounding communities.
• Staff and Government Affairs Daniel Hart Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy As the Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy for the Government Affairs team, Daniel advocates for a clean energy transition on public lands and waters as well as climate policies to help protect and preserve parks.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2740 and Amendments Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 12, 2019.
• Magazine Article Pines in Peril Spring 2021 | By Ben Goldfarb Grand Teton’s lodgepole forests are exquisitely adapted to wildfire — but can they survive a changing climate? 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 974, H.R. 1452, and H.R. 2406 Oct 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered during the House Natural Resource Committee markup on October 7-8, 2015.
• Blog Post 5 Reasons We Need to Save Our Coral Reefs Oct 2023 | By Marisa Carrozzo Coral reefs help our oceans’ teeming biodiversity survive the impacts of climate change. They also protect communities from severe storms and hurricanes. What happens to corals when 40% of the world’s oceans experience a marine heat wave, as they did this summer? 
• Press Release Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain to Resume Timed Entry Access in 2023 Dec 2022 “Thanks to managed access, visitors to Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain saw more wildlife and wild lands than brake lights and traffic jams the last several years" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
• Policy Update Position on S. 2800, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a markup scheduled for May 2018.
• Blog Post Which Presidents Have Created the Most National Monuments? Dec 2022 | By Angela Gonzales, Linda Coutant Presidents from both political parties have used the Antiquities Act to preserve natural and cultural resources. Here’s a top-10 list of presidents who have created national monuments on public lands.
• Blog Post Advocates Save 85,000 Acres in Utah from Oil and Gas Development — for Now Aug 2020 | By Erika Pollard, Jerry Otero A coalition of elected officials, tribal leaders, business owners, outdoor enthusiasts and public land advocates successfully pressured the Bureau of Land Management to remove Moab-area parcels from its oil and gas lease sales next month.
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Urges Senate to Reject Cuts to Clean Water Programs Mar 2011 A national coalition of conservation organizations, America’s Great Waters Coalition, today urges the U.S. Senate to reject cuts to clean water programs in a U.S. House-passed Continuing Resolution that will significantly reduce protections for America’s Great Waters.
• Press Release Conservation and Public Health Organizations Demand Clean Air, Environmental Justice for San Joaquin Valley Sep 2020 The state of California is failing in its duty to clean up San Joaquin Valley air, when climate action is more necessary than ever.
• Policy Update Position on S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446 & S. 1602 Mar 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for March 8, 2018.
• Press Release Federal court sends flawed San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan back to EPA Apr 2022 Appeals court found California state's plan, approved by EPA, did not contain a realistic strategy to reduce pollution
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act Jul 2015 NPCA supports H.R. 1684, the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2015, which was heard by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on July 28, 2015.
• Press Release New Analysis Examines 8,000 Spills at Alaska’s 5 Largest Mines Apr 2022 Federal permitting processes for Alaska’s 5 largest mines severely underestimated the risks of spills — more than 300 per year
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2167, H.R. 4387 and H.R. 5114 Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Federal Lands subcommittee during a hearing on June 23, 2016.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives prior to an anticipated vote. 
• Spotlight An Insider's Guide to the Four Corners Jan 2021 Situated on the Colorado Plateau amid ancient volcanic mountains, statuesque buttes and sharp canyons, the Four Corners region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet is rich in cultural and geological wonders. 
• Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
• Magazine Article Call of the Wild Spring 2010 | By Mike Thomas Eighty years ago, a biologist named George Melendez Wright reminded us that wolves, bison, and grizzlies came before people. And because of him, they still do.
• Magazine Article Fighting Fluff Fall 2014 | By Rona Marech At well-known caves around the country, volunteers armed with tweezers and brushes keep lint—yes, lint—at bay.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, & H.R. 5973 Feb 2022 NPCA shared positions on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, and H.R. 5973 ahead of a legislative markup held by the House Natural Resources Committee scheduled for February 16, 2022.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 3540, H.R. 4677, & H.R. 5973 Jan 2022 NPCA sent the following letter to members of the relevant committee ahead of a legislative markup held by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife scheduled for January 20, 2022. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act Dec 2015 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of an anticipated floor vote the week of November 30, 2015.
• Policy Update Position on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 May 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 26, 2021.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 6147, Interior Appropriations & Amendments Jul 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 200, H.R. 1349, H.R. 1350, H.R. 2888, H.R. 4266, and H.R. 4568 Dec 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for December 12-13, 2017.
• Spotlight An Insider's Guide to Gettysburg & Beyond Jan 2021 Whether you’re interested in the Civil War or just looking for a scenic drive through vibrant downtowns and bucolic countryside, Gettysburg and its surroundings will immerse you in American history.
• Magazine Article Generating Controversy Spring 2015 | By Peter Friederici The Navajo Generating Station was supposed to improve the lives of the native people living in its shadow, but its only real legacy is the polluted skies over the American Southwest.
• Magazine Article Early Birds & Night Owls Fall 2015 | By Nicholas Lund Could a trio of devoted birders break a Washington, D.C., bird-watching record set in 1989?
• Press Release House Advances Legislation to Protect Grand Canyon and Greater Chaco Area from Reckless Energy Development Oct 2019 NPCA and tribal communities celebrate key win in ongoing fight to protect water, wildlife and sacred lands 
• Video History Is Here "Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." - Martin Luther King Jr.
• Alexandra Medina Texas Young Leaders Advocacy Council Alexandra Medina graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a B.A. in history and minor in museum studies in 2023. She is currently continuing her studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio in the M.A. program for history.
• Alan Pomeroy Raleigh, NC Alan is the Program Director for the North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission, a state nonprofit with a mission to provide outdoor learning opportunities for youth.

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