NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Great American Outdoors Act Draws Widespread Support from Diverse Groups Across the Nation May 2020 Hundreds of National, State and Local Organizations Write Congressional Leaders in Support of the Great American Outdoors Act
• Press Release Trump Administration Signals To Reopen National Parks While Health Concerns Remain Apr 2020 "Until it is completely safe to reopen, national parks must remain closed for the safety of park staff, visitors and communities." -- Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Parks Groups File Brief Against Administration’s Weak Air and Climate Rule Apr 2020 At a time when the climate crisis facing the planet is undeniable, the administration continues to prioritize polluters’ interests over communities and national parks.
• Press Release Army Corps Backtracks on Clean Water Act Protections for Big Cypress National Preserve Apr 2020 The National Parks Conservation Association joins fellow environmental advocates in expressing concern over this unsubstantiated flip-flop and calling for answers to many questions that the Army Corps’ reversal letter has raised. 
• Press Release Misplaced Priorities: Interior Department Pushes New E-Bike Policy During Public Health Crisis Apr 2020 The proposed regulation fails to consider potential impacts to park visitors and resources, all while not allowing for full public engagement in the decision-making process due to the ongoing public health crisis.
• Press Release Amid Coronavirus Threat, All National Parks Must Close Apr 2020 When it’s no longer possible for staff to protect their health, the health of the visitors or the resources they manage, it’s time to close the national parks. And that time is now.
• Press Release Trump Administration Sacrifices Parklands, Wildlife and Alaska Native Ways of Life for Mining Road Mar 2020 "At a time when we are facing a global health crisis, this administration is ramming through a proposal to build the Ambler industrial mining road in one of the wildest places in America." -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release Crowds Flood Grand Canyon and Zion Putting Visitors and Park Staff at Risk Mar 2020 The administration needs to immediately close parks that are unable to meet CDC guidelines, before this dangerous situation turns into a crisis.
• Press Release Parks Group Urges for Stronger National Park Closures Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Mar 2020 Amid California’s shelter-in-place directive, NPCA urges national parks in the state to follow Yosemite's lead and consider stronger closures.
• Press Release Environmental Groups Urge Administration to Pause Open Public Comment Periods, Respect Democratic Process Mar 2020 Now is not the time for the administration to rush to decisions without the opportunity for full public engagement.
• Press Release Waive National Park Fees to Protect Staff and Visitors, Not Promote Accessibility Mar 2020 Waiving fees prevents park staff and visitors from having close interactions during this ongoing pandemic.
• Press Release Amid Public Health Threat, Park Superintendents Given Authority to Close Areas Within National Parks Mar 2020 These are unprecedented times, and we need to make sure park staff and visitor's health comes first.
• Press Release Army Corps Finds Significant Damage in Big Cypress National Preserve After NPS Green Lights Oil and Gas Exploration Mar 2020 Heavy machinery left deep scars across more than one hundred miles of this priceless landscape, creating unnatural channels across iconic wetlands in America’s Greater Everglades ecosystem.
• Press Release Senate to Move Years-Long Effort to Address National Park Repair Needs Mar 2020 The bill would provide funding to repair aging infrastructure in America’s more than 400 national park sites. 
• Press Release Parks Group Champions Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Feb 2020 The Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area would protect stories of our nation's diverse heritage, from pre-colonial Native American cities to early American rural life to the American Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
• Press Release Parks Experience Record Visitation While Dealing with Staff Cuts and Growing Maintenance Backlog Feb 2020 For years, rampant underfunding coupled with staff cuts and increased visitation has required park staff to do far more with much less. 
• Press Release Park Advocates Speak Out Against Administration’s Environmental Rollbacks Feb 2020 Climate change is happening. Ignoring it won’t stop it.
• Press Release Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on Appalachian Trail Protections Feb 2020 The National Parks Conservation Association stands against the influx of irresponsible development on our public lands.
• Press Release Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Weak Plan Will Not Protect Biscayne National Park Feb 2020 We urge NPS officials in South Florida to adopt stronger protections than FWC’s and call on Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow elected leaders in Florida to stand up for South Florida’s world-renowned fish, reefs and waters.
• Press Release Utahans Urge EPA to Reject Plan to Pollute Southwest National Parks Feb 2020 EPA seeks to approve weak Utah Haze Plan that threatens parks and communities.
• Press Release House Approves 1.3 Million Acres of Wilderness, Adds Over 1,000 Miles into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Feb 2020 Lands package includes an expansion to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, over 600,000 acres of new wilderness in Colorado and expanded waterway and wilderness protections near Olympic National Park
• Press Release President Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Target National Parks Feb 2020 This budget is yet another example of the lack of understanding and respect this administration has for the significance of our parks.
• Press Release Plaintiff Organizations in Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cases Denounce Administration’s Final Management Plans Feb 2020 Management Plans Ignore Tribes, Courts and the Public
• Press Release Trump Administration Dismantles Clean Water Rule Days After Gutting National Environmental Policy Act, Putting Park Waters Further at Risk Jan 2020 The administration’s rollback of clean water protections is a devasting blow to our national parks and surrounding communities. 
• Press Release Prominent Park Advocates and Leaders Take Battle Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline to the Supreme Court Jan 2020 Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would cut through federal lands within the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway.
• Press Release Polluted Parks: Trump Administration Moves to Approve Weak Utah Haze Plan, Threatening Parks and Communities Jan 2020 Plan would allow state coal-fired power plants to continue polluting the air we breathe, increasing hazy skies in Utah’s treasured national parks. 
• Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Frack, Drill 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands, Minerals Jan 2020 NPCA is fighting a fracking plan that could allow drilling near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality in the country. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Aims to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks Jan 2020 The administration is attempting to gut a law that has protected America’s public lands and national parks for the last 50 years. 
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on Department of Interior to Restore Protections for LGBTQ Employees Jan 2020 The staff at the Department of Interior should continue to be as diverse as the places and stories they work to safeguard. And all staff deserve equal protection.
• Press Release More Action Needed to Hold Polluters Accountable; Toxic Chemicals Continue to Spill into Waterways at Indiana Dunes National Park Dec 2019 Lack of enforcement opens the door for future illegal discharges, resulting in more beach closures and potential harm to visitor health and wildlife at Indiana Dunes.

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