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• Magazine Article Nature Fix Fall 2017 | By Julie Scharper Tired of feeling like the only person of color on the trail, Ambreen Tariq is trying to make the great outdoors welcoming to all, one photo at a time.
• Policy Update NPCA support for Martha Williams to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nov 2021 NPCA sent the following letter to Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Martha Williams to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. 
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be the United States Secretary of Transportation Feb 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing considering the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be the Secretary of Transportation.     
• Blog Post Wild Beasts of the Urban Jungle Jun 2018 | By Nicolas Brulliard Only two megacities in the world harbor wild populations of big cats (think panthers and mountain lions). One of those cities is located in the U.S. Do you know which one?
• Policy Update Position on Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Jul 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 17, 2018.
• Press Release San Bernardino County Scorches Country’s Most Harmful Solar Project Aug 2016 In a majority vote, the San Bernardino County Supervisors rejected key permits for the industrial-sized Soda Mountain Solar proposal - considered one of the most controversial renewable energy projects in the country.
• Press Release Despite Overwhelming Opposition, Interior Department Gives Green Light to California Desert's Most Controversial Solar Project Jun 2015 Bureau of Land Management decides to move forward with controversial renewable energy project, Soda Mountain Solar Project.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1049, H.R. 2748, H.R. 2795, H.R. 4348, and H.R. 5179 Jan 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a legislative markup scheduled for January 29, 2020. 
• Press Release Students Help Restore Wetlands and Improve Great Lakes Water Quality at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Jun 2014 NPCA hosts college student volunteers in third year of restoration work at Great Marsh
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1488 & H.R. 2897 Oct 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee for ahead of a markup scheduled for October 3rd-4th.
• Blog Post Get the Big Picture on Bison on "Independent Lens" This Week Apr 2012 | By Patricia Dowd On April 26, 2012, PBS’s Independent Lens will air “Facing the Storm,” an episode on the history, mismanagement, and future of wild bison.
• Blog Post Mojave Is a Magical Place. Let’s Protect My Former Home Jun 2015 | By Mary Martin Say no to Soda Mountain Solar! A former Mojave superintendent shares her memories and opposition to this dangerous project.
• Press Release The Day of Remembrance Marks Need for Continued Japanese American Incarceration Site Protections Feb 2022 Conservation group advocates for further protections to honor survivors and descendants’ experiences.
• Policy Update NPCA support for Joseph Goffman as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation May 2022 Ahead of a nomination hearing in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, NPCA sent the following letter of support for the nomination of Joseph Goffman. 
• Policy Update Position on Presidential Mitigation Memorandum Mar 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing on March 12, 2016, as well as to the House Natural Resources Oversight Subcommittee ahead of a hearing on February 24, 2016.
• Press Release Congress Fails Wildlife, OK’s Killing Mother Bears with Cubs and Wolves on Public Lands in Alaska Mar 2017 The U.S. Senate voted on a resolution to overturn U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protections for bears and wolves in Alaska.
• Press Release President Biden Designates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Oct 2022 This site honors our veterans’ sacrifices and preserves critical lands and waters in Colorado.
• Press Release Plans to Kill Iconic Santa Monica Mountain Lion Sets a Dangerous Precedent Nov 2016 Following the recent killing of livestock by the mountain lion known as P-45, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a permit for the animal to be killed within 10 days. NPCA strongly opposes killing P-45, a top predator that plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem health.
• Press Release As DOI Solar Decision Looms, Community Leaders Call for Permanent Conservation of a Storied Desert Landscape Apr 2015 Area of Critical Environmental Concern Designation Sought for Soda Mountains
• Press Release Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions Jul 2017 EPA’s action puts people’s health and lives at risk.
• Press Release Trump Extinction Plan Guts Endangered Species Act Aug 2019 Despite overwhelming public opposition, Trump administration moves forward on plans to roll back critical wildlife protections
• Press Release House Committee Attacks Endangered Wildlife, Advances Harmful Legislation Oct 2017 “Today, the House Natural Resources Committee reviewed several bills, which prioritize politics and profit over science. Congress is trying to jam politics into wildlife management." -- NPCA's Kristen Brengel
• Magazine Article Mathew Brady, the War Correspondent Winter 2012 | By Mike Thomas If you’ve ever seen a portrait of a Civil War soldier or the landscape of a battlefield just after the cannon-fire has been silenced, then you’re familiar with the work of Mathew Brady. Now meet the man behind the images.
• Press Release Conservation Groups Challenge EPA’s Reversal on Utah Regional Haze Plan Jan 2021 Lawsuit seeks to reinstate heightened requirements for pollution controls on twin coal-fired plants
• Policy Update NPCA position on the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Mar 2021 NPCA sent the following letter of support to the United States Senate ahead of the hearing to consider the nomination of Janet McCabe for Deputy Administrator of the EPA. 
• Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Dec 2021 Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
• Press Release Federal Court Rejects Weld County Colorado’s Request to Delay Reductions of Smog Pollution From Oil, Gas Operations Mar 2022 Environmental groups support federal appeals court's decision and called for accountability.  
• Blog Post An Appreciation for Those Who Came Before Jan 2013 | By Don Barger The expansive views of the Southern Appalachian Mountains from the summit of Hemphill Bald are enough to make anyone want to plop down in the tall grass and spend the day watching the shadows of clouds flow across the landscape. On a sunny Saturday this past summer, however, I found myself joining 30 other volunteers, picks and shovels in hand, to put a little sweat equity back into a landscape that has served my life as both a foundation and a refuge.
• Policy Update Position on S. 2807 Apr 2016 NPCA, along with 64 partners, submitted the following position to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
• Press Release Gray Wolves Stripped of Federal Protections Oct 2020 Removing protections for gray wolves amid a global extinction crisis is short-sighted and dangerous to America’s conservation legacy

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