NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Park Proposal for National Monument a Distraction Dec 2017 Move by Utah Congressman Seen as Another Attempt to Dismantle Protections for Public Lands.
• Press Release BLM Advances Oil and Gas Leasing Close to Dinosaur National Monument and Great Basin National Park Dec 2017 The lease sales next to Dinosaur National Monument and Great Basin National Park continue the Trump Administration’s troubling track record of leasing lands near national parks.
• Press Release Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Dec 2017 Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Coalition Celebrate Key Win for Water, Wildlife, Sacred Lands
• Press Release Delayed Air Quality Protections Favors Pollution Over Parks and Public Lands Dec 2017 The Bureau of Land Management is delaying implementation of commonsense methane rules, putting the health of national parks and park visitors at risk.
• Press Release Parks Group Joins Conservation Community, Files Lawsuit after President Trump Illegally Axed Bears Ears National Monument Dec 2017 President’s abuse of authority strips protections from a priceless cultural and natural heritage that belongs to all Americans.
• Press Release Attacks on Our National Monuments Continue; Zinke Report Recommends Gutting More Protections Dec 2017 Monuments report shows administration’s plans to dismantle 10 places protected by past Republican and Democratic presidents.
• Press Release Trump to the American People: Your Public Lands Aren’t Worth Protecting Dec 2017 In a move that disregards millions of people including local tribes, today President Trump signed a proclamation to erase and gut protections at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
• Press Release Parks Group Sues EPA Over Delay of Ozone Protections Dec 2017 EPA’s action puts public health, national parks at risk.
• Press Release Nature Valley Partners with National Parks Conservation Association, Encourages Support for America’s National Parks this #GivingTuesday Nov 2017 Nature Valley and National Parks Conservation Association celebrate more than eight years of protecting our national parks together.
• Press Release New Mexico Park Advocate Awarded Quivira Coalition’s Radical Center Award for Conservation Nov 2017 NPCA's Ernie Atencio cited for his many years of conservation work and respected compendium of published writings.
• Press Release Public Gets More Time to Protest National Park Fee Hike Nov 2017 Administration extends public comment period by one month.
• Press Release Groups Challenge Federal Loophole That Exempts Polluters from Cleaning Air at National Parks and Wilderness Areas Nov 2017 Legal arguments heard in U.S. Federal Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on EPA to Hold Polluter Accountable Nov 2017 Intent to sue filed today against U.S. Steel following chemical Spill affecting Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
• Press Release Pilot Program at Grand Teton National Park Informs Future of Composting in Teton County Nov 2017 As part of the Zero-Landfill Initiative to reduce the amount of visitor-generated waste that national parks send to the landfills, Grand Teton National Park and Teton County are making great inroads with new composting waste removal efforts.
• Press Release Trump Administration Targets Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon Nov 2017 Move to allow more uranium mines could impact underground water essential to Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River.
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Entrepreneur Norman C. Selby for Commitment to America’s National Parks Oct 2017 Gala honors Mr. Selby for his commitment and ongoing support for national parks.
• Press Release Trump Administration Rollback of Environmental, Health and Safety Standards Puts Polluter Interests Ahead of the National Parks Oct 2017 Recommendations to eliminate or revise environmental, health, and safety standards favor the fossil fuel industry over clean air, water and the health of our national parks.
• Press Release Administration Proposes Massive Park Fee Increase Oct 2017 High fees, short comment period shortchange parks, visitors.
• Press Release Court Allows Dominion Energy to Continue Construction of Massive Transmission Line at Historic Jamestown Oct 2017 Today's decision allows Dominion to proceed with construction of this project through one of America’s most historic regions.
• Press Release National Park Leaders Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2017 NPCA presented its annual Stephen T. Mather award to Mojave National Preserve Chief of Resources Debra Hughson and the late Frank Hays, who most recently served in the Park Service’s Northeast Regional Office. The Mather award is named after the first director of the National Park Service, and given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
• Press Release Congressman Schiff, Senator Feinstein Announce Legislation to Expand Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Oct 2017 The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, introduced by Representative Adam Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein, would expand the boundary of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include sites ranging from Griffith Park to the Santa Clarita Valley.
• 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 With Repeal of Clean Power Plan, Administration Prioritizes Polluters over the Health of People and National Parks Oct 2017 "Administrator Pruitt continues to put the interests of polluters over the air that we breathe, and denies facts about climate science and the effective actions required to protect the public and our parks.”
• Press Release Zinke Must Use Florida Trip to Call for Relief Funding for National Parks Oct 2017 His visit comes at a critical time as the administration prepares their proposal to Congress to provide needed funding relief to devastated communities.
• Press Release Delaying Methane Waste Rule Threatens National Parks Oct 2017 Continued pollution degrades air quality, wastes taxpayer dollars.
• 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
• Press Release EPA Does Nothing to Clean Up Texas Haze Oct 2017 Revised plan fails to require modern pollution controls on Texas coal plants.
• Press Release Court Defends Park Service’s Authority to Manage Its Waterways Oct 2017 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the National Park Service, reaffirming the agency’s ability to regulate activities on navigable waters within national park boundaries.
• Press Release New Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connects LGBT History Sep 2017 New user-friendly map available to public starting today.
• Press Release Parks Group Responds to Interior Secretary Staff Loyalty Questioning Sep 2017 Pierno: “To serve…is to protect the very foundation on which our country was built."

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