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House Rejects Deep Funding Cuts to National Parks Amid Staffing Crisis and Busy Summer Season
“Just last year, members of Congress came together to pass a budget that supported our parks and their staff. They must do it again. Our parks and the people who…
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House Transportation Bill Provides Modest Increases to National Park, Other Infrastructure Funding Amid Surging Visitation
"Americans overwhelmingly agree that our national parks are worth investing in so they can be protected and enjoyed for generations to come. This bill is a start but misses the…
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Major Rollback Threatens Conservation in Public Land Management, Abandoning Progress for Parks
"This rollback is the latest attempt by the administration to chip away at America's conservation legacy while ignoring the will of the people."—Beau Kiklis, NPCA's Associate Director of Energy and…
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Expanded Hunting Directive in Some National Park Sites Defies Long-Term Protection
National Parks Conservation Association fears these changes could compromise both the long-term protection of wildlife and visitor safety.
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The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Receives NPCA’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award
"We’re deeply grateful for their enduring commitment and proud to stand beside them and to honor them...Together, we remain resolute in defending our nation’s cultural and natural heritage for current…
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Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Department of Interior’s Rubberstamping of Mining in California’s Mojave National Preserve "This is an extraordinary betrayal of our parks, and we are filing litigation to defend the Mojave for the generations that come after us."–Chance Wilcox, NPCA's California Desert Program Manager
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation and affiliates defend park wildlife, take ‘God Squad’ to court “From Padre to Gulf Islands national seashores and eight other national parks, the Committee’s reckless decision threatens some of America’s most at-risk wildlife” -- NPCA Wildlife Program Director Bart Melton
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Press Release President’s Budget Proposal Slashes National Park Service Funding Amid Ongoing Attacks on National Parks “A cut this massive would be catastrophic. This proposal would only accelerate the damage, putting our national parks at even greater risk and further cut the park staffing that is needed to care for our national treasures." John Garder, NPCA's Sr. Budget & Appropriations Director
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Press Release Revoking Chaco Canyon Protections Would Risk A Thousand Years of History “This decision sends a dangerous message that no place, not even one that holds a thousand years of history, is too important to sacrifice for oil and gas drilling."—Maude Dinan, NPCA's New Mexico Program Manager
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Press Release Committee Chooses Gulf Coast Oil Drilling Over Wildlife Protection, Threatening Park Species "Visitors don’t flock to the Florida Keys to see dying fish, and they certainly don’t travel to Florida’s coastal parks to watch gas flares light up the night sky" -- NPCA Sun Coast Regional Director Melissa Abdo
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Press Release VICTORY: Court Ruling Halts Destructive Data Centers Adjacent to Manassas National Battlefield Park NPCA applauds today’s ruling, which affirms that the Prince William Board of Supervisors did not follow the law in their efforts to fast-track development of this ill-conceived, destructive project.
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Press Release New Report Sounds Alarm on Data Center Impacts to National Parks Across Mid-Atlantic, Calls for Common Sense Reforms “The rapid and unchecked pursuit of new technologies must not come at the expense of our national parks, which were set aside for the intrinsic values they hold for all Americans.” --- NPCA's Senior Program Manager Kyle Hart
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Press Release Coalition Files For Preliminary Injunction to Halt, Reverse Park Censorship The American people deserve nothing less than the full truth at our national parks, and we will not stop fighting until they get it.
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Press Release Visitation Report at Odds with Ongoing Threats to America’s National Park Service “The enduring popularity of America’s national parks is not surprising. What’s shocking is this administration’s relentless attacks on these places and their caretakers, which threatens their future" -- NPCA's Emily Douce
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Press Release Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s massive public lands giveaway in Alaska NPCA is fighting the Interior Department's decision to open 2 million acres to industrialization and attempts to fast track the Ambler mining road
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Press Release Advocates Reject Proposal to Allow Bear Baiting on National Parklands in Alaska Proposed rule ignores National Park Service obligations to protect wildlife by allowing bear baiting in Denali and Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserves
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Press Release Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado’s Emission-Reduction Plan “Colorado chose clean air. The EPA chose pollution,”—Tracy Coppola, NPCA's Colorado Senior Program Manager
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Press Release Utah Lawmakers Move to Throw Out Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Resolution would disregard years of public and Tribal input and create uncertainty around the monument’s management, setting a dangerous precedent for national monuments around the country.
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Border Wall Policy Changes Impacting Big Bend Building a border wall through Big Bend National Park would choke off vital wildlife migration routes, intensify flooding risks, and inflict irreparable damage to one of our country’s most iconic national parks.
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Press Release Interior Cancels Successful Reservation Systems at Arches and Yosemite, Makes Major Changes at Glacier "Cancelling successful and commonsense solutions undermines National Park Service expertise and the safety of visitors, in favor of a free-for-all approach."–Cassidy Jones, NPCA's Senior Visitation Program Manager
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Press Release Visitors Will Suffer After Yosemite Cancels Popular Reservation System Visitors to Yosemite often experienced severe traffic jams, full parking lots, damage to sensitive meadows and long waits at restrooms and visitor centers, until reservation systems were piloted beginning in 2020.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Joins Coalition Lawsuit to Stop Censorship of History, Science in Parks Visitors deserve the full picture of history at America’s national parks, as well as key information about climate change, pollution, development, and other environmental threats to these iconic places.
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to National Park Service Director Nomination “The Park Service Director must reverse course on the damage that’s been done to parks and park staff over the last year." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Zion Continues Successful Angels Landing Permit System, Uncertainty Remains at Arches “The successful permit system at Zion preserves the visitor experience on this awe-inspiring trail and crucially protects visitor safety." -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Illegal Attempt to Remove Protections for Marine National Monument “This attempt to remove protections from our marine national monument is illegal. The American people have repeatedly supported protection for more marine areas – not less." -- NPCA's Sarah Barmeyer
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Press Release Parks Group Demands Halt to National Park Fee Changes Targeting Non-Residents After Weeks of Confusion and Disorder "This policy is an absolute mess and was entirely predictable given the lack of transparency, public input and analysis of real-world impacts." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Deputy Vice President for Government Affairs
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Press Release Keep Them Flying! Parks Group Calls for Pride Flags to Remain at Stonewall National Monument "The Pride flag is undoubtedly part of the living history and historical significance connected to Stonewall National Monument. And it should remain." -- NPCA's Timothy Leonard
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Press Release Erasure of History and Science Spreads At National Parks Across the Country The administration is forcing National Park Service staff to censor science and history at parks. This is a violation of the core tenets of the National Park Service’s mission.
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Press Release National Parks Group Names Longtime Conservation Leader Tiernan Sittenfeld as New President and CEO Sittenfeld joins NPCA after spending more than two decades fighting for public lands, bold action on climate change, and clean air and water for the League of Conservation Voters.
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