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• Press Release Solar blueprint marks progress for public lands Jan 2024 "The west-wide solar plan opens a generational opportunity–and moral imperative–to move towards a clean energy future that also protects delicate ecosystems and wildlife that share our public lands." - Matt Kirby, NPCA’s Senior Energy and Landscape Conservation Director   
• Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 1 Million Acres for Oil and Gas Development Oct 2018 Responding to court orders, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hit the pause button on lease sales for nearly one million acres of public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
• 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.
• Magazine Article ‘I Do’ With a View Winter 2021 | By Julie Scharper Adventure eloping is on the rise as couples increasingly steer clear of lavish weddings and opt for pandemic-appropriate ceremonies in the great outdoors.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5751, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 6, 2018.
• Blog Post Protecting the Minidoka Viewshed May 2023 | By Kristen Brengel A proposed large-scale wind farm would mar the land surrounding Minidoka National Historic Site, considered a somber place for reflection by Japanese American survivors and descendants. NPCA and Friends of Minidoka are fighting the project.
• Press Release NPCA Statement on Today's Announcement by Arizona Public Service Co. to Close a Coal-Fired Generator at the Cholla Power Plant Sep 2014 Statement by NPCA Senior Program Manager Kevin Dahl
• Magazine Article A Bigger Vision Fall 2011 | By Amy Leinbach Marquis A new bill would expand Oregon Caves National Monument.
• Press Release Analysis Find Administration's Pause on New Oil and Gas Projects Caused No Economic Slump Aug 2021 Industry's gloomy forecasts unfounded as analysis also finds oil companies have stockpiled decades' worth of leases
• Magazine Article The View from Everywhere Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
• Policy Update Position on nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jun 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 8, 2021.
• 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.
• Blog Post From Montana to Qinghai Nov 2012 | By Patricia Dowd In July 2011, I received an unexpected email from someone named Lisong Ni. I’m glad I did.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 764, H.R. 1245 & H.R. 1419 Mar 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 23, 2023.
• Press Release Telling America's Stories: Congress Approves Renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Sep 2014 Bill passes though U.S. Senate with unanimous consent
• Press Release New Bill Aims to Unravel Law that Protects Public Lands Oct 2017 The House Natural Resources Committee is rushing to vote on a new bill Wednesday afternoon that guts the Antiquities Act, a law that protects public lands and waters.
• 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 Digging in Native Soil Winter 2013 | By Brian Kevin At Bighorn Canyon in Montana and Wyoming, an innovative archaeological field school partners with descendant communities.
• Magazine Article A Hoof Too Far Fall 2022 | By Katherine DeGroff An aggressive stallion from Assateague Island National Seashore gets relocated.
• Blog Post Judge’s Ruling a Victory for Buffalo National River Jan 2015 | By Emily Jones A win for Arkansas’ Buffalo River: A judge will hold two agencies liable for a flawed environmental review process of a factory farm six miles upstream.
• Blog Post Sí Lo Hicimos Oct 2012 | By Ron Sundergill Our newest national monument recognizing labor rights hero César E. Chávez is the first of its kind, and the culmination of years of effort.
• Policy Update Open Letter to all Presidential Candidates Oct 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to 2020 presidential candidates.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 965 & H.R. 3115 Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for July 25-26, 2017.
• Blog Post Pushing the Limits Oct 2013 | By Megan Cantrell “There is nothing like pushing your physical limits to help you remember you're alive and capable of pushing,” my coworker and teammate Elizabeth Jordan reflected.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for May 23, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5751, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act May 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 22, 2018.
• Blog Post What Lies Beneath Aug 2014 | By Alison Zemanski Heis Citizen scientists are helping birds dying at troubling rates in the Midwest by studying invasive species at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
• Blog Post NPCA Mourns Passing of Board Chair and Friend Vic Fazio Mar 2022 | By Theresa Pierno I share my deepest condolences with all who admired this great conservationist, mentor and inspiration.
• Press Release Trump Administration Moves Forward with Oil and Gas Development, Despite Government Shutdown Jan 2019 Bureau of Land Management continues to process applications for drilling permits without environmental reviews and protest periods.
• 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.

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