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• Press Release Clean Water for Parks and Communities Back on the Table Jun 2021 Federal government concludes that recent rollbacks to clean water protections lead to “environmental degradation,” calls for a rewrite  
• Press Release Final Yellowstone Winter Visitation Plan Released Oct 2013 National Park Service final winter use regulation guarantees a cleaner, quieter national park
• Press Release President Proposes Large Funding Boost for National Parks Feb 2016 President's budget for fiscal year 2017 calls for significant increase in funding for the National Park Service as the agency celebrates its centennial year
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Designates Nine New Waterways to Advocate for Restoration Needs Mar 2011 Adequate funding for restoration projects will help meet challenges facing our Great Waters
• Press Release Government Shutdown Closes National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Press Release Trump Administration Robs Limited National Park Fee Money to Operate Parks During Shutdown Jan 2019 Diverting this money will dig our parks into an even bigger financial hole.
• Press Release Obama Calls for Public-Private Investment in National Parks Sep 2015 President's Proposed National Park Centennial Package Would Provide Major Funding Solutions for Projects, Engage Youth for 100th Anniversary of Park System
• Press Release U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior Place a Time-Out on Gold Mine Proposals Near Yellowstone National Park Nov 2016 Two-year pause on new gold mine exploration on more than 30,000 acres of public lands near Yellowstone.
• Press Release Concerns Raised Over Endangered Species Act Removal of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Jun 2017 Final rule released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List. The rule impacts grizzly bears in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the 20 million acre ecosystem.
• Press Release Zinke Proposes Reductions for Some of America’s Public Lands Aug 2017 Based on a news interview that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke conducted today, he is recommending that several national monuments be reduced in size.
• Press Release National Parks Maintenance Backlog Nears $12 Billion Feb 2016 Maintenance Needs for Trails, Visitors Centers Grows from Last Year – Congress Needs to Boost Park Funding
• Press Release 75 National Parks Featured in New Keepsake, See America Book Mar 2016 National Parks Conservation Association and the Creative Action Network announce a new keepsake book
• Press Release New Bill in Congress Would Create First National Park Site Dedicated to LGBT History Dec 2015 Legislation Would Preserve Historic Site and Stories of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion
• Press Release Congresswoman Terri Sewell Introduces H.R. 4817 to Designate Birmingham’s Historic Civil Rights District as a National Park Mar 2016 The City of Birmingham played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and this national designation will forever cement its place in American history
• Press Release Administration Backs Off Massive Park Fee Hike Apr 2018 New proposal calls for smaller fee increases across Park Service.
• Press Release Secretary Zinke Expected to Sign Off On Another Year of Every Kid in a Park Program Jun 2018 Passes for the upcoming school year will be available starting on September 1, 2018.
• Press Release Report: Endangered Species Act is a Win-Win for National Parks and Imperiled Species Mar 2019 Amid ongoing political attacks on the Endangered Species Act, a new report explores the mutual and far-reaching benefits of the law to threatened and endangered fish, plants and wildlife as well as national parks. 
• Press Release National Parks Group Honors South East Utah Superintendent with Stephen T. Mather Award Oct 2016 Award given to individuals who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks
• 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 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 National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Approved With Senate Passage of Water Resources Bill Sep 2016 U.S. Senate passes the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), or water resource bill, which includes provisions that are important for improving the health of America’s national parks.
• Press Release Interior Secretary Zinke Must Safeguard Parks Mar 2017 Mixed Record Could put Parks, Public Lands at Risk
• Press Release Trump’s Interior Pick Must Protect Parks and Public Lands Dec 2016 Should embrace and uphold values of our national parks
• Press Release Wild Lands Win: Interior Retires 32,000 Acres of Oil and Gas Leases Near Glacier National Park Nov 2016 Choosing wild lands over oil and gas development, the Department of the Interior retired 32,254 acres of leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area, adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana.
• Press Release Study Reveals Lack of Awareness of Waste Challenges Facing US National Parks Aug 2016 Subaru and the National Parks Conservation Association unveil findings to help educate Americans on protecting our national treasures.
• Press Release After 20 Tumultuous Months for National Parks and Public Lands, Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to Leave Dec 2018 For months, we have had concerns about Ryan Zinke’s decisions that harm national parks, their wildlife and our cultural and natural resources.
• Press Release Congress Again Moves to Dismantle Clean Water Protections for Parks Jan 2016 House of Representatives votes for two bills that undo efforts to strengthen clean water protections
• Press Release Press Telephone Briefing Today RE: Shutdown of National Parks Nationwide Oct 2013 Federal Government Shutdown Hurts Local Economies, Planned Family Vacations & America's National Heritage
• Press Release Farm Bill Safeguards National Parks, Provides Funding for Conservation and Climate Change Programs Dec 2018 The new farm bill is a major victory for conservation, wildlife, public lands and waters, and communities.
• Press Release Bipartisan Compromise House Bill Proposes Dedicated Funding for National Park Repairs Jul 2018 The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act includes robust investment in national parks’ $11.6 billion repairs backlog.

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