NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Back on the Table, Says Zinke Mar 2018 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that a process to recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem will resume.
• Press Release Omnibus Proposal a Boost for National Parks Mar 2018 More funding for park repairs, wildfires.
• Press Release BLM Continues to Threaten National Parks with Inappropriate Oil and Gas Development Mar 2018 "Once again, this administration has chosen to ignore concerns raised by the public when making decisions on our public lands" - Jerry Otero, Southwest Energy Program Manager for National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Court Allows Weak Park Air Protection Rule to Stand Mar 2018 Decision protects rule exempting cleanup of outdated power plants.
• Press Release Introduction of Wolves is Right Move for Isle Royale Mar 2018 Park Service to bring more wolves to the park to save population.
• Press Release Wyoming Hunting Proposal Threatens Yellowstone and Grand Teton Grizzly Bears Mar 2018 Proposal threatens grizzly bears that make their homes in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and travel inside and outside of park borders.
• Press Release Proposal to Allow Commercial Rocket Launches Threatens Cumberland Island National Seashore Mar 2018 If this proposal moves forward, rockets would be launched over Cumberland Island National Seashore, putting park resources and visitors at risk.
• Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Mar 2018 Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
• Press Release BLM Postpones Lease Sale Near Chaco Culture National Historical Park Mar 2018 BLM to conduct additional review of energy development’s potential impacts on cultural site
• Press Release High Visitation, Low Funding and Staff Jeopardizing Parks Mar 2018 National park visitation nears 331 million in 2017.
• Press Release Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Off-road Vehicle Plan Ignores Threats to Park Resources Mar 2018 The National Park Service’s proposed special regulations for off-road vehicle management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area misses the mark, ignores park impacts.
• Press Release New York’s Elected Officials to Congress: Fix Our National Parks, Support Job Creation Feb 2018 Analysis demonstrates federal investment in deferred maintenance at parks could create or support 9,847 direct and indirect New York jobs.
• Press Release Administration Rolls Back Methane Waste Protections Feb 2018 Weakened methane waste rule puts public health, lands at risk.
• Press Release Trump Proposals Fail National Parks Feb 2018 Park repairs come at expense of cuts to budget and environmental protections.
• Press Release Trump Administration Silences Public’s Voice in Oil, Gas Leasing Near Parks Feb 2018 Eliminates collaborative planning, limits requirements for environmental review.
• Press Release Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Can’t Come at Cost to Parks Jan 2018 Dismantling conservation laws non-starter for national parks group.
• Press Release Bill Aims to Strip Protections for Public Lands that Belong to All Americans Jan 2018 Bill aims to codify the president’s actions to decrease protections for Bears Ears National Monument.
• Press Release Public Lands, Clean Air and Water Lose with Trump Administration Infrastructure Proposal Jan 2018 “Strengthening infrastructure within our national parks and across the country should not come at the expense of weakening environmental protections – period." -- Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Mike Reynolds Named Superintendent of Yosemite National Park Jan 2018 Statement by Mark Rose, Sierra Nevada Field Representative for National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Dan Smith Named Acting Director of National Park Service Jan 2018 Statement by Theresa Pierno, President and CEO, National Parks Conservation Association.
• Press Release National Parks to Fully Re-Open with Budget Deal Jan 2018 Government shutdown shows importance of national park rangers.
• Press Release Administration’s Plan to Keep National Parks Open During Government Shutdown Puts Visitors and Resources At Risk Jan 2018 The Department of the Interior plans to keep some national parks open through a government shutdown.
• Press Release EPA Moves to Roll Back Parks’ Clean Air Protections Jan 2018 Positions to roll back rules that protect national parks and visitor health from air pollution.
• Press Release Nine of 12 Members of the National Park System Advisory Board Resign out of Frustration Jan 2018 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to meet with members of the advisory board despite repeated requests throughout 2017.
• Press Release State’s Plan for Water Storage Fails to Consider Best Options for Sending Water South to Everglades National Park Jan 2018 More land is needed to store and treat more water.
• Press Release Tribal, Conservation Groups Urge Court to Restore Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies Jan 2018 Tribal and conservation interests today asked a federal judge to invalidate a government decision to strip the Yellowstone region’s grizzly bears of longstanding endangered species protections.
• Press Release National Parks Group Challenges Western Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sales Jan 2018 Oil, gas development could endanger six national park units in Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.
• Press Release Offshore Leasing Plan Threatens National Parks, Wildlife and Coastal Communities Jan 2018 Atlantic, Pacific coasts could be open to leasing for first time in decades.
• Press Release Local Businesses and Park Community Representatives to Secretary Zinke: Don’t Price Families Out of National Parks Dec 2017 Increasing entrance fees would harm gateway communities that depend on park visitors.
• Press Release Conservation Advocates Challenge EPA's Texas Haze Plan in Court Dec 2017 Groups challenge EPA’s Regional Haze Pollution Cleanup Plan in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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