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• Report Research Results and Mitigation Strategies to Improve Wildlife Connectivity and Human Safety along I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge
• 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 Reauthorization of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act Jul 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. 
• 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
• Policy Update Position on 2016 Energy Legislation Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
• Magazine Article Reservations Required? Spring 2023 | By Katherine DeGroff A last-minute trip challenges one planner to explore Glacier without a Going-to-the-Sun Road vehicle pass.
• Policy Update Testimony: Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown Feb 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget & Appropriations, for the hearing "The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown" in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies scheduled for February 6, 2019.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Mar 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update NPCA position on the INVEST in America Act and select amendments Jun 2021 NPCA sent the following letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of an anticipated markup scheduled for June 9th, 2021. 
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY18 Appropriations May 2017 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Position on Management of Marine Conservation Areas Mar 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on March 15, 2017.
• Policy Update Testimony: Public Witness Day for FY19 Appropriations Apr 2018 Written testimony by John Garder, NPCA Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act Jun 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of a markup scheduled for June 16, 2020.
• Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on Deferred Maintenance Needs and Potential Solutions Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 18, 2019.
• 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 legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Jul 2022  NPCA sent the following positions to Senators on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of an anticipated markup scheduled for July 21st, 2022. 
• Blog Post Unfinished Business Jan 2013 | By Kati Schmidt While “do-nothing” is the adjective du jour for the 112th Congress, we argue that it is not a fair description for individual elected officials, but instead for the unfortunate, collective sum.
• Magazine Article Resurfacing Spring 2015 | By Rona Marech The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering taking manatees off the endangered species list. But is it too soon?
• Magazine Article The Long Way Winter 2021 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan The 4,600-mile North Country Trail has been painstakingly constructed by a devoted group of supporters over four decades. It’s only two-thirds done and largely unknown, but step by step that is changing.
• 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.
• Blog Post Remembering the Manongs and Story of the Filipino Farm Worker Movement May 2017 | By Dennis Arguelles In the 1920s and 30s, Filipino immigrants arrived in the United States seeking fortune but facing discrimination as they worked in the vast agricultural fields of the West. These “manongs” played a significant role in building the farm workers movement, organizing and striking alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.
• Blog Post Major Victory for Clean Air Will Help Reduce Dangerous Levels of Soot Jul 2012 | By Mark Wenzler Health groups, environmentalists, and state governments won a major victory for clean air last month when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed tighter regulations on one of the most dangerous air pollutants we breathe every day: soot.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act and proposed amendments prior to consideration of the bill on the House floor.
• Policy Update NPCA Position on select legislation before the House Committee on Natural Resources Sep 2020 NPCA shared the following position with members ahead of a full committee legislative markup held by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources scheduled for September 30th, 2020. 
• Magazine Article From Rim to River Winter 2024 | By Ben Goldfarb In the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, night skies and astounding geology enchant visitors.
• Blog Post Shenandoah, Beyond Old Rag Mar 2022 | By Kyle Hart Your reservation didn’t come through. Now what? 
• Policy Update Position on Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Mar 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to congressional leadership and members of the appropriations committees during negotiations regarding FY18 final appropriations.
• 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.
• Blog Post How Congress Can Preserve Thousands of Acres of America’s Heritage Aug 2019 | By John Garder, Joy M. Oakes For over 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has preserved nationally significant lands across the country from development. Congress recently voted to permanently authorize this program — but it still needs dependable funding.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2584 & H.R. 5210 Mar 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 20, 2018.
• 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.
• Resource Wildlife Friendly Fencing Funding Resources for Landowners in Montana and Idaho through NPCA’s Pronghorn Program
• 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
• Report Northwest Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Oregon and Washington.

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