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• Resource National Parks Affected by 9B Rules | By Nicholas Lund These 40 parks have active oil and gas wells or are at risk of future oil and gas development within their boundaries.
• Infographic More Wolves at Isle Royale National Park NPCA has long advocated to bring new wolves to the national park to protect the long-term survival of this iconic species.
• Resource Pipelines and National Parks Congress is trying to make it easier to build gas pipelines through national parks.
• Report NPCA 2017 Annual Report At a time when so much divides us, our national parks are a cause that every American can rally around. They are our common ground, and right now our parks need us as much as we need them.
• Fact Sheet Protecting America's Great Waters The National Parks Conservation Association recognizes that the health of our national parks is directly linked to the health of the waters that surround and flow through them. As part of its landscape conservation strategic priority, NPCA actively works in the Chesapeake Bay, Colorado River, Everglades, Galveston Bay, Great Lakes, and New York/New Jersey Harbor and Hudson Estuary to conserve and restore these waterways for the benefit of current and future national parks.
• Magazine Article Fire on the Mountain Fall 2016 | By Terry Tempest Williams A dozen family members gathered in Glacier for a vacation and birthday celebration. Then the perfect storm of fire approached.
• Blog Post The Attack on the Antiquities Act Apr 2014 | By Elise Russell Liguori In a move that alarmed the conservation community last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1459, legislation that would restrict the president’s powers to designate new national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Known as the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act or “EPIC,” H.R. 1459 ironically spells an epic failure for conservation values in Congress.
• Press Release NPCA, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oppose EPA Proposal to Devalue Co-Benefits of Air Pollution Rules Aug 2020 Our nation should be moving towards a cleaner, safer future, not gutting commonsense health and safety solutions.
• Magazine Article A Whale’s Last Song Summer 2015 | By Kate Siber After a renowned humpback whale was killed by a cruise ship, her carefully preserved remains were transformed into one of the biggest whale-skeleton exhibits in the country.
• Magazine Article Gasping For Air Spring 2011 | By Nathan Rice Is air pollution pushing the Rockies to a point of no return?
• Press Release New Policy Opens the Door to Wolf Hunting in Grand Teton, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Aug 2012 Rule Provides Poor Protection for Wyoming Wolves just Removed from the Endangered Species List
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 4760 & H.R. 6136 Jun 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of floor votes expected on June 21, 2018.
• Magazine Article Fighting for the Grizzly Spring 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard NPCA and others have worked for decades to protect Yellowstone’s grizzlies. Is the long-term recovery of the iconic species now in jeopardy?
• Magazine Article Wood Blocks & Water Colors Summer 2013 | By Kate Siber Painter Chiura Obata combined Eastern and Western techniques to capture Yosemite in a new light.
• Policy Update Position on S.225, S.298, S.327, S.774, and S.1152 Dec 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting to discuss pending legislation scheduled for December 12, 2019. 
• Press Release Victory for Grand Canyon: Forest Service Rejects Project That Would Spell Disaster Mar 2016 Agency denies Stilo Development Group’s plan to build road, infrastructure through Kaibab National Forest.
• Blog Post Yosemite in Autumn: An Insider’s View Nov 2013 | By Ben Sander Millions of people visit Yosemite each year. What makes for a truly exceptional trip? One NPCA staffer finds out.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 482, H.R. 894, H.R. 2880, and H.R. 3371 Feb 2016 NPCA submitted the following positions on legislation being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources during a markup on February 2 and 3, 2016.
• Policy Update Testimony: Border Wall Issues Forum Jan 2019 Written testimony of Christina Hazard, NPCA Associate Director for Government Affairs, before the House Committee on Natural Resources at the Border Wall Issues Forum on January 15, 2019.
• Press Release Wyoming State House Moves Land Deal Forward, Helping to Protect Grand Tetons from Inappropriate Development Feb 2011 Land deal protects nearly 1,400 acres of landscape
• Press Release Recovery Planning Proposed for North Cascades Grizzly Bears Aug 2014 Washingtonians, conservation groups say now is the time to save a threatened species
• Magazine Article The Lion Catcher Spring 2018 | By Emily Mount Biologist Eric York lived to help wild carnivores, but he didn’t get a chance to finish his life’s work.
• Press Release $60 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration Jun 2019 Completion of the Tamiami Trail project will be a tremendous victory for Everglades restoration and the end-result of 30 years of hard work by local communities and state and federal leaders
• Policy Update Position on Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations May 2017 NPCA sent the following position to members of Congress after the passage of the H.R. 244 on May 4, 2017.
• Policy Update Position on S. 500, S. 1081 & Amendments Nov 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for November 19, 2019.
• Press Release EPA Fails to Protect Clean Air, Exempts Navajo Generating Station Coal Plant from Safeguards Jul 2014 Clean Air Advocates Vow Fight After Decision Allowing Controversial Coal Plant to Keep Polluting for Decades
• Policy Update Position on the Land and Water Conservation Fund Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 25, 2019.
• Magazine Article The Center Winter 2014 | By Scott Kirkwood Five weeks in the North Cascades with a sketchbook, a camera and a journal.
• Press Release Administration Rolls Back Methane Waste Protections Feb 2018 Weakened methane waste rule puts public health, lands at risk.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1992, H.R. 3008, H.R. 4731, and H.R. 5005 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 28, 2018.
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Applaud EPA's Decision in North Dakota to Require Proven, Cost-Effective Systems for Reducing Pollution at Antiquated Coal-Fired Plants Sep 2011 New systems at the Leland Olds and MR Young plants will significantly lessen the nearly $500 million burden in air pollution regional health care costs each year
• Magazine Article Breathe It In Summer 2011 | By Scott Kirkwood A blockbuster settlement involving the Tennessee Valley Authority, NPCA, EPA, and others guarantees clear skies in the Great Smokies’ future.
• Policy Update Position on S.3073, Interior Appropriations & Amendments Jul 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to the U.S. Senate ahead of expected floor debate and votes the week of July 23, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to H.R. 3055, FY20 Appropriations Minibus Oct 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes the week on October 28, 2019.
• Policy Update Comments on the Energy Policy Modernization Act Jul 2015 NPCA’s positions on several potential amendments to and provisions in the Energy Policy Modernization Act, as submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

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