Search results for “Acadia National Park”
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Fact Sheet Climate Change at Northeast Coastal National Parks National parks along the north Atlantic Coast are at the forefront of climate change. As sea levels rise, seasons shift and unpredictable weather bring more frequent and severe storms, our treasured coastal national parks offer some of the best solutions for combating today’s climate threats.
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Resource National Park Defender Award Parks Project Recognized with First-Ever National Park Defender Award
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Report Southwest Regional Office Field Reports NPCA’s Southwest Regional Office prepares a field report twice a year that focuses on the parks and people of this special part of the country. We also highlight some of the very complex and challenging threats our parks face.
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Fact Sheet Ask Congress to Support the Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) Introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, the bipartisan Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) would make the Granada Relocation Center, a World War II Japanese incarceration site in Colorado known as “Amache”, a National Park. The legislation has passed in the House and will be up for a vote in the Senate.
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Blog Post The Milestone for Public Lands You’ve Never Heard of, and Why It Matters Today 50 years later, the Blue Lake Act marks a critical shift for Indigenous communities and their lands.
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Press Release Trump Administration Finalizes New Rule That Weakens the Endangered Species Act New rule paves way for extractive industries to destroy habitat of imperiled species
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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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Blog Post Pushing the Limits “There is nothing like pushing your physical limits to help you remember you're alive and capable of pushing,” my coworker and teammate Elizabeth Jordan reflected.
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Blog Post What Lies Beneath Citizen scientists are helping birds dying at troubling rates in the Midwest by studying invasive species at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
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Press Release BLM Rejects Industrial Proposal Next to Castle Mountains National Monument The Nevada BLM rejected a permit for the widely opposed Crescent Peak Wind project, bordering Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument and the Wee Thump wilderness area.
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Press Release Trump Administration Moves Forward with Oil and Gas Development, Despite Government Shutdown Bureau of Land Management continues to process applications for drilling permits without environmental reviews and protest periods.
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Magazine Article The View from Everywhere CyArk uses cutting-edge technology to preserve historic sites in virtual reality.
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Magazine Article Digging in Native Soil At Bighorn Canyon in Montana and Wyoming, an innovative archaeological field school partners with descendant communities.
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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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Magazine Article A Bigger Vision A new bill would expand Oregon Caves National Monument.
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Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Urges Senate to Reject Cuts to Clean Water Programs A national coalition of conservation organizations, America’s Great Waters Coalition, today urges the U.S. Senate to reject cuts to clean water programs in a U.S. House-passed Continuing Resolution that will significantly reduce protections for America’s Great Waters.
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Blog Post Sí Lo Hicimos Our newest national monument recognizing labor rights hero César E. Chávez is the first of its kind, and the culmination of years of effort.
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Report Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2795, Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife ahead of a hearing scheduled for October 17, 2019.
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Blog Post The Monuments Few People See — and Why They Matter NPCA has been working to defend the public lands under miles of ocean. Here are some of the reasons these hard-to-see places are so special and need protection.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 925, H.R. 1487, H.R. 1492, H.R. 3115 & H.R. 3541 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for September 25, 2019.
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Press Release Environmental Groups Urge Administration to Pause Open Public Comment Periods, Respect Democratic Process Now is not the time for the administration to rush to decisions without the opportunity for full public engagement.
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Blog Post What Happens When the Water Runs Out? A short visit to a narrow canyon reveals stories from the distant past on water and climate that feel surprisingly relevant today
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 5780 and S. 3028 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup on September 21-22, 2016.
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Blog Post Finding Beauty and History in New Mexico’s Sandstone NPCA’s traveling parkie beats the heat at an ancient watering hole and reads messages from the past at El Morro, the country’s second national monument
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Magazine Article First Impressions A Connecticut farm tells the story of painter Julian Alden Weir, who helped introduce Americans to Impressionism.
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Magazine Article Art on the Rock Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei explores freedom and creative expression using Alcatraz as his canvas.
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Blog Post State Legislators Must Address Pennsylvania’s Water Crisis The Susquehanna and other state waterways are at risk, but legislation in the state legislature would authorize needed funding for environmental protection programs.
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Policy Update Testimony: S. 414 California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act Written testimony by David Lamfrom for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on October 8, 2015.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 866 and H.R. 1484 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, November 15th.
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Blog Post Labor Day Has Its Roots in Chicago's Historic Pullman Neighborhood The stories of Pullman are American stories. They are stories of hard work, immigration, race and class, wealth and poverty, and a struggle for justice.
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Press Release Cargill to Buffalo River Coalition: 6,500 Hogs are "Good Neighbors" to America's First National River Buffalo River Coalition is calling into question the effectiveness of mitigation and remaining firm in calling for the facility’s removal from the watershed.
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Blog Post A Strong Recovery for the Island Night Lizard What's three inches long, lives on a remote island, and was just removed from the Endangered Species List? Meet the island night lizard, a species unique to the Channel Islands, whose population has rebounded so significantly since 1977, as of this month, it no longer needs federal protection.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 443, H.R. 2987, H.R. 3058 & H.R. 3961 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for January 17, 2018.
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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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