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• Press Release Proposed Legal Deal Leaves Water Quality, Protections for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Question Apr 2018 More information and public input needed to hold polluter accountable.
• Blog Post Leave the Mainland Behind May 2017 | By Emily Jones Plan a remote beach vacation on Cumberland Island
• Press Release NPCA Praises Historic Announcement to Secure Permanent Protection for the North Fork of the Flathead River Jun 2010 Statement by NPCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Craig Obey
• Policy Update NPCA position on legislation before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Nov 2020 NPCA shared the following positions with members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for November 18th. 
• Magazine Article Turtle Troubles Spring 2022 | By Julia Busiek New research from Padre Island National Seashore highlights the toll that ingesting plastic is taking on green sea turtles.
• 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 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 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
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 823 & H.R. 1225 Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for June 26, 2019.
• 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
• 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Blog Post Journey Through Hallowed Ground Commemorates Our National History Nov 2013 | By Shuan Butcher The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area is a 180-mile long, 75-mile wide swath of land stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Blog Post Total Eclipse? Totally Worth It Aug 2017 | By Nicolas Brulliard Undeterred by long drives and short nights, thousands relish a rare total solar eclipse at Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
• Press Release Trump Administration Finalizes New Rule That Weakens the Endangered Species Act Dec 2020 New rule paves way for extractive industries to destroy habitat of imperiled species
• Magazine Article The View from Everywhere Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
• 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 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   
• 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.
• 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 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.

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