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• Newsletter Trustees for the Parks Newsletter Read back issues of the Trustees for the Parks Newsletter
• Report NPCA 2021 Annual Report What Parks Mean to Us ALL
• 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Puts Important Federal Land at Risk Jun 2017 In disappointing move, Interior recommends presidential and Congressional action to reduce protections for Bears Ears National Monument
• Blog Post Confronting America's Dark Past Feb 2022 | By Glenn Nelson 80 years ago, the federal government imprisoned innocent civilians for their Japanese ancestry. Today, survivors and their descendants fight to preserve the sites where these injustices took place — and to not let history repeat itself.
• Magazine Article Ghosts of the Gorge Summer 2017 | By Dorian Fox Coal, culture and the transformation of New River Gorge National River.
• 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.
• Blog Post 10 Places Everyone Should See in Alabama’s Black Belt May 2021 | By Emily Jones Legislation introduced today in Congress would preserve one of the most culturally rich parts of the South. Never been to the Black Belt? Here’s what you’re missing.
• 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
• 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
• Magazine Article Following In Their Footsteps Winter 2018 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Could they ever understand what their ancestors endured? They biked hundreds of miles along the Trail of Tears to find out.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act Jan 2015 NPCA, along with partner organizations, submitted the following position on H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act, to the House of Representatives in January 2015.
• Magazine Article Lead Proof Fall 2023 | By Katherine DeGroff A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began.
• Blog Post Fifty Years Later: Wilderness & Civil Rights in the Same Breath Sep 2014 | By Lauret Savoy This summer marks the 50-year anniversary of two landmark pieces of legislation—the Civil Rights Act and the Wilderness Act—that are linked more closely than they might seem.
• Policy Update Comments on Transparency in Science Rulemaking Oct 2020 NPCA submitted the following comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed supplemental rule regarding “transparency” in science
• Magazine Article Hush... Winter 2020 | By Dorian Fox A growing body of research shows that noise can be harmful to humans and animals. Can natural quiet be saved?
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3055 and Amendments Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 20, 2019.
• 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. 
• Press Release Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration Aug 2022 "As we’ve said time and time again, an attack on one monument is an attack on all. We will continue to fight to ensure all national monuments are protected now and for the future.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO 
• 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.
• Press Release Trump Administration Issues Flawed Plan for Bears Ears National Monument Lands Despite Active Litigation and Overwhelming Opposition Jul 2019 This management plan is an insult to the public, who overwhelmingly spoke out in favor of protecting Bears Ears — and all our national monuments.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of an expected floor vote the week of March 27, 2023.
• Press Release A Monumental National Public Lands Day Project at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Sep 2015 National Public Lands Day volunteers help trail maintenance at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act Sep 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the House of Representatives ahead of expected floor debate and votes starting the week of September 4, 2017.
• 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 The DIY Desert Fall 2020 | By Julia Busiek Grab a map, load up on water and choose your own adventure at Mojave National Preserve.
• 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. 
• 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.
• Magazine Article Full Circle Spring 2022 | By Karuna Eberl At Bears Ears National Monument, a crew of young men from the Pueblo of Zuni is caring for the cliff dwellings their ancestors built 800 years ago.
• Blog Post Youth Spotlight on Melvin Moreno Dec 2016 | By Erika Pollard “There was never a moment when I wasn't having the greatest time of my life.”
• Magazine Article On the Rocks Fall 2018 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan She went to City of Rocks and Castle Rocks to climb. Then it rained. And hailed. And snowed.
• Policy Update Position on NPS Director Nominee Oct 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 16, 2018.
• Blog Post There Is No Precedent Nov 2016 | By Theresa Pierno We must learn from the grave injustices of Manzanar and other World War II incarceration camps — not doom ourselves to repeat one of America’s darkest mistakes.
• 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

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