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• Report Northern Rockies Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota.
• Fact Sheet Data Centers Data centers are environmentally problematic in a variety of ways. Specifically, data centers consume as much energy as 25,000 households per year and millions of gallons of water a day. They also disrupt communities with noise and health violations. Data centers can threaten national parks and drinking water quality.
• Policy Update Position on FY16 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Nov 2015 NPCA urges the Senate and House of Representatives to consider a few significant concerns about the Interior and Environment portion of the FY16 omnibus appropriations bill.
• Press Release Statement Regarding Arlington Memorial Bridge Closure May 2015 Inspectors found area of corrosion on Arlington Memorial Bridge.
• Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 2022 Ahead of a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting scheduled for May 11, 2022, NPCA submitted the following positions on H.R. 268, S. 1344, S. 3141, S. 3667, S. 3551, S. 3685, & S. 4114. 
• Blog Post More Ways to See America May 2017 | By Kati Schmidt NPCA and Creative Action Network expand innovative “See America” partnership with new opportunities for artists.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 266, the FY19 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes.
• Blog Post Meet the Woman behind Waco Mammoth Jul 2015 | By Jennifer Errick NPCA interviews Waco Mammoth Program Coordinator Raegan King, who oversees Waco Mammoth National Monument and currently serves as president of the Museum Association of Waco.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act Feb 2021 NPCA shared the following letter with members of the House of Representives ahead of an anticipated floor vote scheduled for February 26th. 
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act Jan 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions regarding amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, to the Senate in January 2015.
• Magazine Article Saving Goliath Spring 2016 | By Nicolas Brulliard Can a tiny beetle rescue Shenandoah’s mighty hemlocks?
• Magazine Article Fire on the Mountain Fall 2016 | By Terry Tempest Williams A dozen family members gathered in Glacier for a vacation and birthday celebration. Then the perfect storm of fire approached.
• Press Release Colorado Air Quality Regulator Reverses Decision to Retire Coal Plants Early Dec 2020 Air Quality Control Commission sides with corporate polluters over decision to force the early retirement of three coal plants
• Policy Update Perspective on Promoting Conservation Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 8, 2023.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4760 & H.R. 6136 Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes expected on June 21, 2018.
• Press Release NPCA, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oppose EPA Proposal to Devalue Co-Benefits of Air Pollution Rules Aug 2020 Our nation should be moving towards a cleaner, safer future, not gutting commonsense health and safety solutions.
• Magazine Article Wood Blocks & Water Colors Summer 2013 | By Kate Siber Painter Chiura Obata combined Eastern and Western techniques to capture Yosemite in a new light.
• Blog Post Protecting Our Underwater Wonders Mar 2015 | By Theresa Pierno An important victory at Point Reyes reminds us to keep fighting for native fish and corals at Biscayne in Florida.
• Press Release New Policy Opens the Door to Wolf Hunting in Grand Teton, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Aug 2012 Rule Provides Poor Protection for Wyoming Wolves just Removed from the Endangered Species List
• Magazine Article A Whale’s Last Song Summer 2015 | By Kate Siber After a renowned humpback whale was killed by a cruise ship, her carefully preserved remains were transformed into one of the biggest whale-skeleton exhibits in the country.
• Magazine Article Gasping For Air Spring 2011 | By Nathan Rice Is air pollution pushing the Rockies to a point of no return?
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 482, H.R. 894, H.R. 2880, and H.R. 3371 Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on February 2 and 3, 2016.
• Press Release Wyoming State House Moves Land Deal Forward, Helping to Protect Grand Tetons from Inappropriate Development Feb 2011 Land deal protects nearly 1,400 acres of landscape
• Policy Update Testimony: Border Wall Issues Forum Jan 2019 Written testimony of Christina Hazard, NPCA Associate Director for Government Affairs, before the House Committee on Natural Resources at the Border Wall Issues Forum on January 15, 2019.
• Press Release Victory for Grand Canyon: Forest Service Rejects Project That Would Spell Disaster Mar 2016 Agency denies Stilo Development Group’s plan to build road, infrastructure through Kaibab National Forest.
• Blog Post Yosemite in Autumn: An Insider’s View Nov 2013 | By Ben Sander Millions of people visit Yosemite each year. What makes for a truly exceptional trip? One NPCA staffer finds out.
• Press Release Great Smokies Superintendent Receives Award for Hikes for Healing Program Oct 2022 In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many other Black Americans in 2020, Superintendent Cassius Cash created the Smokies Hikes for Healing program.
• Blog Post National Monuments Under Threat May 2017 | By Jennifer Errick Last week, the Trump administration issued an executive order that could alter or even attempt to rescind national monument designations that have been established since January 1, 1996.
• Press Release Groups Sue to Stop Oil and Gas Exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve Jul 2016 Seismic Testing Threatens Endangered Florida Panther and Water Resources
• 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.
• Magazine Article The Lion Catcher Spring 2018 | By Emily Mount Biologist Eric York lived to help wild carnivores, but he didn’t get a chance to finish his life’s work.
• Policy Update Position on S. 500, S. 1081 & Amendments Nov 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 19, 2019.
• Resource Wildlife Friendly Fencing Funding Resources for Landowners in Montana and Idaho through NPCA’s Pronghorn Program
• Report Research Results and Mitigation Strategies to Improve Wildlife Connectivity and Human Safety along I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge
• Report Report: Alaska’s economic claims for Ambler Mining Road don’t pan out New analysis indicates it is far too soon for the State of Alaska and Ambler Metals to promise financial prosperity – or breaking even – with the proposed mining road

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