Search results for “Manassas National Battlefield Park”
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Magazine Article An American Poet Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site memorializes the poet whose work defined mid-century America.
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Magazine Article A Death in Organ Pipe If a cactus falls … It’s good to have a video camera on hand.
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Magazine Article The Octogenarian and the Monolith At 87, Robert Kelman is the oldest person to climb Devils Tower.
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Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 823, H.R. 1373 & H.R. 2181 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes scheduled for October 30 & 31, 2019.
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Magazine Article Etched in Stone The Wall endeavors to list every U.S. service member killed in the Vietnam War. How much does it get wrong?
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Magazine Article The Beaver That Didn’t Give a Dam Solving the mystery of the ancient Palaeocastor.
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Magazine Article Flight Tracking At Governors Island National Monument, biologists are discovering how birds navigate through New York City’s skyscrapers.
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Blog Post Thousands of Schoolchildren Create Living Flag at Fort McHenry Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, is probably best known for its famous flag, which billowed over the star-shaped ramparts after a fierce British attack during the War of 1812 and inspired Sir Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 538 Native American Energy Act NPCA urges members of the House of Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 538, the Native American Energy Act. This position was sent to all members of the House of Representatives ahead of a floor vote on October 8, 2015.
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Blog Post Silos and Smokestacks Showcases Farming and Food Production in America’s Heartland America’s “amber waves of grain” have long been rooted in our history and culture. The fields of our heartland continue to supply sustenance, energy, and wealth to this country, and to the world, as they have for over a century.
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Blog Post Two Years Later, the Gulf Oil Spill Is Still with Us Today marks the two-year anniversary of the deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The resulting underwater oil spill transfixed the nation’s attention, with daily (even hourly) live reports from national television stations, print and internet outlets, and radio programs.
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Policy Update Position on the Stream Protection Rule NPCA, along with the Southern Environmental Law Center, submitted written comments to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of a hearing on February 3.
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Blog Post 'Let the World See' These four journalists reported on the unspeakable, braving danger, and in some cases discrimination, to bring the brutal injustice of Emmett Till’s murder to light.
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Blog Post Protecting Our Rivers and Streams Where We Live Take a moment to think about all the places you have lived, not by apartment or job or city, but by the closest river, stream, lake, or sea. It takes me just a few moments to trace back my life in relation to water.
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Blog Post Fishing to Revitalize River Communities The Upper Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New York is one of the best wild trout fisheries in the country. Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, this region of beautiful rolling farmland features charming small towns dotted with restaurants showcasing local foods. The bucolic landscape, however, belies tensions between residents who hold sharply divergent visions of its future.
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Press Release Se presenta al Congreso un proyecto de ley para crear el Parque Nacional César Chávez y el Movimiento de Trabajadores Agrícolas El proyecto de ley ampliaría el Monumento Nacional César E. Chávez existente, creando un nuevo parque con múltiples sitios en California y Arizona
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 5153 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for February 5th, 2020.
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Blog Post A Monumental Mockery Why is Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke looking to abolish protections for some of our most beloved public lands?
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Magazine Article Wolf Hunt Paleontologists stumble on ancient wolf remains in Tule Springs.
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Policy Update Position on S. 414 and S. 1971 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation considered by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee on October 8, 2015.
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Magazine Article The Wright Stuff The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
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Policy Update Position on Twitter Ad Rules NPCA, along with partners, sent the following letter to Twitter on November 14, 2019.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 6368, Indian Buffalo Management Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 5, 2023.
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Policy Update NPCA Letter to DOI, EPA and NARA urging pause on certain public activities due to COVID-19 NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno, along with partners, submitted the following letter to Secretary Bernhardt (DOI), Administrator Ferriero (NARA), and Administrator Wheeler (EPA) requesting a pause to public comment periods on active rulemaking and non-rulemaking notices within their respective agencies.
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Blog Post Batteries Not Included Kids who regularly spend time playing in and exploring the outdoors benefit from fitter bodies, calmer minds, reduced incidence of stress and attention deficit disorders, and greater academic achievement.
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Blog Post Maine’s Penobscot Watershed Is Too Important to Allow Mining A proposed mine near Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument threatens water, wildlife and dark skies — as well as the Penobscot Nation’s way of life and decades’ worth of work in restoring endangered fish.
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Blog Post 12 Things You Might Not Know About Mamie Till-Mobley She forever changed the course of the civil rights movement in the United States. Here's what you should know about her legacy.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 1791 & H.R. 2991 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 11, 2018.
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Magazine Article Divine Providence The 17th-century minister Roger Williams risked his life to be the first American to preach religious freedom.
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Policy Update Position on New Source Review Permitting Reform NPCA has submitted the following position to members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 16, 2018.
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