NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Press Release Court Rules for Oil Refinery Over Clean Air Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jan 2019 The proposed Davis Refinery will be the first newly constructed industrial crude oil refinery in the United States in nearly 40 years and poses a substantial threat to air quality in neighboring areas. 
• Blog Post Unfit to Serve: Why NPCA Opposes Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator Jan 2019 | By Ulla-Britt Reeves We need an EPA administrator who will fulfill the agency's mission to protect the environment — not one who actively undermines our public health and the health of our national parks.
• Press Release Trump Administration Moves Forward with Oil and Gas Development, Despite Government Shutdown Jan 2019 Bureau of Land Management continues to process applications for drilling permits without environmental reviews and protest periods.
• Blog Post How Is the Partial Government Shutdown Affecting National Parks? Jan 2019 | By Emily Douce, John Garder The longest government shutdown in U.S. history furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, and left many of America’s public lands ungated and largely unsupervised.
• 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.
• Policy Update Testimony: Impacts of the Partial Federal Government Shutdown Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following statement to members of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for January 15, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on Shutdown Impacts to National Parks Jan 2019 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following letter to President Trump and congressional leadership in response to the ongoing government shutdown.
• Press Release Groups Claim Keeping Parks Open Without Adequate Staff During Shutdown is Illegal, Demand Inspector General Investigate Trump Administration’s Reckless Decision Jan 2019 Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt is violating the law, and we implore the Inspector General to investigate this matter before our parks, visitors, local communities and wildlife suffer any longer.
• Press Release Acting Interior Secretary’s Directive to Keep Parks Open Without Resource Protection Violates Century-Old Bedrock Law Jan 2019 This action blatantly disregards the fundamental duties of park staff who have dedicated their careers to ensuring our nation’s most precious natural and historic places are enjoyed not only today, but for years to come. 
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 266, the FY19 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Jan 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes.
• Press Release Trump Nominates Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator Jan 2019 Americans need an EPA administrator who prioritizes clear air over industry profits.
• 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.
• Policy Update Welcome to the 116th Congress Jan 2019 On behalf of all of us who work at the National Parks Conservation Association and our more than 1.3 million members and supporters nationwide, welcome to the 116th Congress.
• Blog Post What Endangered Animal Are You? Jan 2019 | By Sarah Duensing Take our quiz to find out.
• Blog Post 2018 in Review: 5 Ways 'Energy Dominance' Threatens the Parks Dec 2018 | By Matthew Kirby Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke may be on his way out, but proposals he advanced and regulations his agency dismantled during his tenure will have long-lasting impacts for our parks and public lands.
• Policy Update Position on FY19 Border Wall Funding Dec 2018 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of anticipated floor votes on Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations.
• Press Release National Parks, People Once Again at Risk as Trump Administration Moves Forward with Partial Government Shutdown Dec 2018 It’s unrealistic and dangerous to think that parks can remain open with only a skeleton crew and continue with business as usual. 
• Blog Post Trump Administration Rollback Could Hurt These 10 Parks Dec 2018 | By Chad Lord Revisions to the Clean Water Rule could have real, on-the-ground consequences for hundreds of national park sites — including these 10.
• Blog Post My Wish List for the Next Interior Secretary Dec 2018 | By Theresa Pierno As Ryan Zinke steps down from his post overseeing public lands, NPCA’s president and CEO shares her priorities for his successor.
• Magazine Article Mississippi Reckoning Winter 2019 | By Kate Siber Emmett Till was murdered 64 years ago. Is it time for a national park that recognizes him and tells the story of the civil rights struggle in Mississippi?
• Magazine Article The Ranger Project Winter 2019 | By Daniel Howe The stargazers, climbers, paddlers, teachers, naturalists, historians, scientists, rescuers, protectors and dreamers of the National Park Service. 
• Magazine Article When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile Winter 2019 | By Brianna Randall How wise is it to bring a kid on a canoe trip through the watery wilds of the Everglades?
• Magazine Article Saving the Panther Winter 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard The Florida panther was going to die out. Then conservationists dreamed up a daring rescue operation.
• Magazine Article Sultan of Sweat Winter 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard Babe Ruth soaked and trained in what is now Hot Springs National Park. He also set a jaw-dropping baseball record.
• Magazine Article No English? No Problem. Winter 2019 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan As the number of international visitors to national parks rises, the Park Service is speaking up — in multiple languages.
• Magazine Article Valley of Memories Winter 2019 | By Dorian Fox Their land was taken to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each year, their descendants return to reconnect.
• Magazine Article The Census Taker Winter 2019 | By Jacob Baynham Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years.
• Magazine Article A Whaling Tale Winter 2019 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan A quarter-mile-long painting from a bygone era makes its 21st century debut.
• Magazine Article Goats Go Home Winter 2019 | By Jonathan Shipley Olympic National Park’s nonnative mountain goats are being rounded up and shipped to the Cascade Mountains.
• 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.

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