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Mesa Verde National Park
Without comprehensive, landscape-level planning that takes into account the needs of the park and its resources, Mesa Verde could be surrounded by a thousand new oil and gas wells.
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Colorado Could Lead Nation in Fighting Air Pollution, But Isn’t
National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice call for improvements on Colorado’s regional haze plan to better protect air quality and public health.
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President Biden Nominates Charles Sams for Director of the National Park Service
Today, after more than four years without an official director, President Biden nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III to be the director of the National Park Service.
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Read more about Hold oil and gas companies accountable!
ActiveAction Hold oil and gas companies accountable! There are 214,548 orphaned wells across the country with almost 32,000 within a 30-mile radius from a national park site.
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Read more about Protect Chaco Culture from oil and gas drilling!
ActiveAction Protect Chaco Culture from oil and gas drilling! Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves five Chacoan "great houses" where people from various clans congregated to trade goods, share ideas and celebrate events a thousand years ago. This area is special, sacred.
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Read more about Don't Drill Near Dinosaur
NPCA at Work Don't Drill Near Dinosaur The Bureau of Land Management is considering offering oil and gas leases within 5 miles of Dinosaur National Monument, but drilling has no place at the doorstep of this Southwestern park and its world-class fossils.
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Read more about Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark
NPCA at Work Don’t Risk Wild Land and Fish for a Massive Mine Near Lake Clark Plans for a massive open-pit mine threaten wild salmon and bears at two of Alaska's wildest national parks.
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Read more about An Oil Refinery Has No Place Next to Theodore Roosevelt National Park
NPCA at Work An Oil Refinery Has No Place Next to Theodore Roosevelt National Park Protect the iconic North Dakota badlands from an ill-conceived facility that would pollute the air
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Read more about Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine Methane Rules
NPCA at Work Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine Methane Rules Prioritizing industrial development over public and environmental health, two federal agencies seek to reverse course on methane standards that would improve air quality, benefit taxpayers and reduce climate change affecting national parks.
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Read more about Don’t Put Endangered Wildlife at Risk to Drill Big Cypress
NPCA at Work Don’t Put Endangered Wildlife at Risk to Drill Big Cypress A private energy development company wants to conduct seismic testing on 70,000 acres within Big Cypress National Preserve for oil and gas development — paving the way for drilling to begin on an unprecedented scale on national park land.
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Read more about Protect Eagle Mountain from Dangerous Development Proposals
NPCA at Work Protect Eagle Mountain from Dangerous Development Proposals Just outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, the region known as Eagle Mountain has been at the center of controversy over inappropriate, harmful development proposals for years. Incorporating these lands into the park could help protect them from the latest threat, the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project. This massive energy development stands to pump millions of gallons of water from the fragile desert aquifer in and around the park.
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Read more about Protect Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
NPCA at Work Protect Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve A proposed 211-mile industrial mining access road would disrupt caribou migration, the subsistence lifestyles of rural Alaskans, and the integrity of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
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Read more about Local Stakeholders Give Strong Protections to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Victory Local Stakeholders Give Strong Protections to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Plan finds a unique balance between conservation, recreation, and energy development, and shows just how much Utahans love their national parks.
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Read more about Protect Biscayne from Nuclear Expansion
NPCA at Work Protect Biscayne from Nuclear Expansion Plans to expand Turkey Point by adding two new nuclear units would make Turkey Point one of the largest nuclear power facilities in the country, in an area that is ground zero for sea level rise. The proposed expansion threatens our national parks, endangered wildlife, Everglades restoration, and the health of park water resources.
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Read more about DOI Protects Glacier's Wild Borderland from Energy Development
Victory DOI Protects Glacier's Wild Borderland from Energy Development Thanks to negotiations between energy companies and the federal government, a remote region known as the Badger-Two Medicine will remain off-limits to oil and gas development.
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Read more about Below the Surface
Podcast Episode Below the Surface An unusual predicament is pitting private oil rights against one of the world’s most treasured places. Could the National Park Service allow a private energy company to build oil wells in the Everglades?
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Read more about Analysis Find Administration's Pause on New Oil and Gas Projects Caused No Economic Slump
Press Release Analysis Find Administration's Pause on New Oil and Gas Projects Caused No Economic Slump Industry's gloomy forecasts unfounded as analysis also finds oil companies have stockpiled decades' worth of leases
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Read more about Orphaned Wells Near National Parks
Interactive Map Orphaned Wells Near National Parks This National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) interactive map provides users access to orphaned wells data based on our assessment of publicly available information collated to identify sites near all 423 national park service units. This dataset is conservative in its estimate of number of wells, is a snapshot in time (varying by state dataset), and is varying by state.
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Read more about Tens of Thousands of Orphaned Wells Threaten National Parks
Resource Tens of Thousands of Orphaned Wells Threaten National Parks Orphaned oil wells emit pollution, block wildlife migration, and threaten our climate and parks.
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Read more about Bureau of Land Management Moves Forward Oil Drilling Plan by Dinosaur National Monument
Press Release Bureau of Land Management Moves Forward Oil Drilling Plan by Dinosaur National Monument Agency sets ball in motion to allow drilling within half a mile of national monument
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Read more about NPCA Supports Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau for Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary and Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Press Release NPCA Supports Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau for Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary and Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Now, more than ever, we need strong leaders like Tommy Beaudreau and Shannon Estenoz to speak up for our treasured landscapes and the irreplaceable wildlife they protect.
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Read more about National Parks and Public Lands Are Key to President Biden’s Plan to ‘Build Back Better’
Press Release National Parks and Public Lands Are Key to President Biden’s Plan to ‘Build Back Better’ President Biden ran on the promise to build our nation back better, and our national parks, public lands and waters play a critical role in achieving this ambitious goal.
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Read more about After a Decade, Court Ruling Finally Opens Door for Biden Administration to Halt Alton Coal Mine Expansion
Press Release After a Decade, Court Ruling Finally Opens Door for Biden Administration to Halt Alton Coal Mine Expansion Utah Federal District Court rules in favor of NEPA filing to protect climate and land
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Read more about Parks Group Celebrates Deb Haaland’s Historic Confirmation as Interior Secretary, Marking a New Era for National Parks and Public Lands
Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Deb Haaland’s Historic Confirmation as Interior Secretary, Marking a New Era for National Parks and Public Lands "Now, more than ever, we need bold leaders like Secretary Haaland, who are ready to take on the challenges facing our public lands with a commitment to climate solutions and environmental justice." - Theresa Pierno
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Read more about Agreement to Close Entergy's Polluting Power Plants is Finalized
Press Release Agreement to Close Entergy's Polluting Power Plants is Finalized “Today’s decision is a win for clean air and our environment." - Stephanie Kodish, NPCA's Clean Air & Climate Programs Director & Counsel
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Read more about Delaware River Basin Commission Protects Parks From Fracking
Press Release Delaware River Basin Commission Protects Parks From Fracking This decision, years in the making, will protect parks in the region from the harmful, poisonous impacts of fracked water.
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Read more about Taking Our Lands and Waters Off the Auction Block
Blog Post Taking Our Lands and Waters Off the Auction Block Last week's moratorium on offering public lands and waters for oil and gas development is a critical first step toward a more just and sustainable energy future.
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Read more about Parks Group Supports Historic Nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary
Press Release Parks Group Supports Historic Nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary “Amid a global pandemic and climate crisis, we need a Department of Interior Secretary who is ready to address 21st century challenges with bold solutions." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Read more about Map of Pebble Mine
Resource Map of Pebble Mine The Pebble Mine proposal includes a road that cuts between Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks and Preserves.
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Read more about Spoiled Parks
Report Spoiled Parks The threat to our coastal national parks from expanded offshore drilling
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Read more about Pipelines and National Parks
Resource Pipelines and National Parks Congress is trying to make it easier to build gas pipelines through national parks.
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Read more about Parks Under Threat
See a Map Parks Under Threat This map shows the proximity of coastal national parks to areas opened by the Department of Interior in January 2018 to offshore oil drilling.
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Read more about Oil and Gas Photos in North Dakota
interactive map Oil and Gas Photos in North Dakota The FracTracker Alliance (FTA) and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) arranged a joint data collection trip to North Dakota in May 2014.
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Read more about Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks
Report Oil, Gas Leasing Threatens 7 Western National Parks New report details dangers of development near park lands
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Read more about Planning 2.0 Protects Park Landscapes
Fact Sheet Planning 2.0 Protects Park Landscapes The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands in the West. In order to ensure they are exercising good stewardship and balancing their dual mandate for managing public lands, each BLM Field Office is required by law to complete a Resource Management Plan (RMP).
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Read more about National Parks Affected by 9B Rules
Resource National Parks Affected by 9B Rules These 40 parks have active oil and gas wells or are at risk of future oil and gas development within their boundaries.
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Read more about Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park
Resource Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park The serene, semi-arid landscape of the Four Corners region of southwestern Colorado once housed an early Native American civilization of ancestral Puebloan people. These ancient inhabitants left behind remnants of their culture that tell the story of a complex society that existed here for hundreds of years.
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Read more about Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park
StoryMap Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park NPCA and our partners at FracTracker invite you to explore this interactive map documenting some of the wildlife habitat, scenic views, recreational opportunities, and cultural sites that deserve protection under the Master Leasing Plan.
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Read more about 30 Biologists Oppose Seismic Testing Plan for Big Cypress
Letter 30 Biologists Oppose Seismic Testing Plan for Big Cypress 30 biologists from universities and organizations throughout Florida and the Southeast sent a letter to Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell asking her to reject a seismic testing plan that would put 70,000 acres of the park at risk, including habitat for the critically endangered Florida panther.
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Read more about National Park Groups Thank President for Methane Announcement
Letter National Park Groups Thank President for Methane Announcement New rules will help protect parks from the impacts of climate change.
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