Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
“After months of intense debate and a successful legal challenge led by the Wilderness Battlefield Coalition, we are pleased with Walmart’s decision today to build a proposed Orange County Superstore in a more suitable location that will preserve and protect Wilderness Battlefield, next to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
“Working together to preserve Wilderness Battlefield, we have reached an alternative that protects this priceless historic landscape that tells our shared story, remains compatible with the national park’s meaning and character, and benefits the citizens of Orange County. As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War, Americans must continue to work together to protect these sacred places that bring history to life, for our children and grandchildren to experience and enjoy.”
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Press Release
Supreme Court Guts EPA’s Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Pollution, Escalating the Climate Crisis in National Parks and Communities
Today’s decision creates a fallout of implications for public lands and ecosystems that will be felt for generations.
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Press Release
Groups File Legal Brief in Supreme Court Supporting Stronger Clean Water Protections for All
"We all deserve and expect clean water in our parks and for our communities. Our waterways are all connected and what pollutes one, impacts many....protecting clean water for drinking, swimming…
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Press Release
Parks Group Celebrates Phasing Out of Single-Use Plastics in National Parks
With park visitation at an all-time high and the climate crisis worsening, phasing out single-use plastics will protect the very resources and wildlife we all seek to enjoy.
