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• Spreadsheet Inflation Reduction Act Park Projects in the Mid-Atlantic Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act allocated close to $700 million to the NPS. This allocation would help recruit additional staff for national parks and enhance the resilience of national parks against climate challenges. Below is a list of funding allocated to Mid-Atlantic national parks in the Financial Year 2023.
• Resource Polluted Parks Report 2024: Resources and Analytical Methods Our methodologies and further explanation of our analysis of data
• Fact Sheet Ozone Fact Sheet Ozone threatens the health of park visitors and contributes to the disease and death of park species such as the black cherry tree in the East and aspen and ponderosa pine in the West. National park ecosystems across the country are already showing damage from ground-level ozone pollution.
• Resource Sun Coast Young Leaders Council NPCA’s Sun Coast Regional Office (SCRO) established the SCRO Young Leaders Council (YLC) in support of NPCA’s strategic effort to engage young people with diverse backgrounds, community connections and experiences to develop their civic voices, speak up for our parks, and expand the role of young advocates and volunteers in our communities.
• Blog Post Just in Time for World Water Day, President’s Budget Proposes Severe Cuts to Water Funding Mar 2019 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer Last week’s proposed federal budget poses serious concerns for America’s waters and the millions of people who depend on them.
• Magazine Article Objects of Affection Spring 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood You see their work in visitor centers scattered across the nation—18th-century paintings by our nation’s early masters, mahogany desks where historic speeches were penned, early photographs of abolitionists, and authentic uniforms from Civil War soldiers. Meet the talented people who preserve the age-old artifacts that tell America’s stories.
• Blog Post The Supreme Court Case that Threatens Our Waters Oct 2022 | By Chad Lord, Alison Zemanski Heis 5 things you should know about the legal fight over the Clean Water Act 
• Blog Post Overcoming the ‘Diversity Deficit’: 7 Sites That Deserve Federal Recognition Jul 2021 Recommendations from the Hispanic Access Foundation for creating an inclusive approach to protecting Latino heritage
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1644 and S.J.Res. 22 Jan 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes.
• Press Release FAA Greenlights Construction of Dangerous Spaceport at Cumberland Island Dec 2021 "Building Camden Spaceport is unacceptable and opens the door to further destruction." -- NPCA's Emily Jones
• 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.
• 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.
• Magazine Article Home on the Range? Summer 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard Bison are destroying Grand Canyon’s fragile meadows, but removing the animals is no easy task.
• Blog Post The Attack on the Antiquities Act Apr 2014 | By Elise Russell Liguori In a move that alarmed the conservation community last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1459, legislation that would restrict the president’s powers to designate new national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Known as the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act or “EPIC,” H.R. 1459 ironically spells an epic failure for conservation values in Congress.
• Policy Update Position on ESA@50 Jul 2023 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 18, 2023.
• Press Release New Cultural Trail Proposal Will Connect More People to the Pullman Story, Its Imprint on American History Feb 2024 "The Pullman Cultural Trail offers opportunities to mix art and history in innovative ways that bring Pullman stories to life. This place continues to inspire all and NPCA is committed to seeing this vision through with our many community partners.”
• Blog Post What’s Old Is New Again Jun 2012 | By Daniel Saxton Grand Teton leads the way in re-envisioning historic buildings
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Call for Better, Faster Clean Up of Navajo Generating Station Coal Plant Jan 2014 To provide a clearer and healthier future for the Four Corners region the Environmental Protection Agency must not exempt Navajo Generating Station from cleanup standards applied to similar outdated coal plants in the region
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 801, H.R. 2888 & H.R. 4266 Nov 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 15, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on S.225, S.298, S.327, S.774, and S.1152 Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting to discuss pending legislation scheduled for December 12, 2019. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4532, Shash Jáa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act Jan 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 9, 2018.
• Blog Post Beyond Outreach: How to Deeply Engage New Audiences Oct 2012 | By Rebecca Stanfield McCown Engagement is a fairly common word these days. Companies, non-profits, and public land managers alike are looking for ways to connect with the changing demographic of the American public. But when it comes to engagement, what is really working? What efforts are making lasting change in the lives of young people and communities?
• 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.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act Feb 2020 NPCA submitted the following position on H.R. 2546 and proposed amendments to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor vote scheduled for February 12, 2020. 
• Policy Update Position on H.Con.Res.71, FY18 Budget Resolution Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate ahead of expected floor votes on October 19, 2017.
• Magazine Article A Quest to Remember Winter 2016 | By Julie Scharper 116,000 Americans were killed in World War I. Why has it taken a century to build a national memorial in Washington, D.C.?
• Policy Update Position on H.J.Res. 27 Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of an expect floor vote.
• 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
• 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 Arizona Proposal Allows Aging Coal Plant to Increase Air Pollution for Decades Jul 2015 Cholla Power Plant bypasses strong pollution controls, threatens air quality
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 Sep 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives before a floor vote on September 11th.
• Policy Update Testimony: Pride Forum Jul 2019 Written statement by Chad Lord, NPCA Senior Director of Water Policy, for the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2019.
• Blog Post 7 for 7: How NPCA Is Improving Your Next Visit to Stonewall Jun 2023 | By Shira Michaeli, Timothy Leonard Stonewall National Monument in New York City was established seven years ago. NPCA is leading improvements at the site in seven ways — including the addition of a visitor center.
• Magazine Article Remembering Rosenwald Summer 2023 | By Rona Kobell With Booker T. Washington’s help, Julius Rosenwald built 5,000 schools for Black students across 15 Southern states.  Why do so few people know his name?
• Resource Frequently Asked Questions Frequently asked questions about traveling with NPCA on a Travel Collection trip.

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