NPCA’s Writing on National Parks

• Blog Post 4 Reasons David Bernhardt Is Bad for Parks and We’re Holding Him Accountable Apr 2019 | By Theresa Pierno NPCA opposed David Bernhardt's confirmation as Interior secretary and is watching his actions carefully. Here’s why.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 1049, National Heritage Area Act Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 30, 2019.
• Press Release Fracking Yosemite: Administration Unveils Plan for More than 1.6 Million Acres, Including Near National Parks Apr 2019 Proposal considers new oil and gas development on lands including those near Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks and Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Delays Offshore Drilling Plan, Temporarily Protecting National Parks from Spills Apr 2019 68 coastal national parks could be susceptible to oil spills as a result of offshore drilling.
• Blog Post Courts Rebuke the Trump Administration's Pro-Corporate Energy Agenda Apr 2019 | By Matthew Kirby A recent ruling by a federal judge to halt oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans is the latest example of how the courts are slowing or reversing administration efforts to roll back policies and regulations that protect the environment.
• Blog Post 6 Tips to Keep Parks — and Yourself — Safe Apr 2019 You can set a good example for how to behave on public lands. These tips are sensible and easy to follow, and they’ll help you be a good park steward while avoiding embarrassment on social media.
• Press Release Trump Administration Ignores Environmental Impacts of Mining 30 Million Tons of Coal near Bryce Canyon National Park Apr 2019 Lawsuit seeks improved pollution and climate analysis of the Alton coal mine expansion in Utah.
• Press Release Trump Administration Signs Executive Orders to Fast Track Energy Infrastructure Permitting Apr 2019 Pipelines proposed near national parks would face less scrutiny under these new executive orders.
• Policy Update Position on Nomination of David Bernhardt Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of a floor vote scheduled for April 11, 2019.
• Press Release New Mexico Delegation Repeats Call for Protection from Oil and Gas Development Around Chaco Culture National Historical Park Apr 2019 Senators Heinrich and Udall, along with Representatives Lujan, Haaland, and Torres Small introduce legislation to withdraw lands considered for oil and gas development near New Mexico park 
• Blog Post More Reasons to Love Marjory Stoneman Douglas Apr 2019 | By Cara Capp This tireless advocate worked for decades to defend the Everglades, and we remember her on what would have been her 129th birthday.
• Press Release Extending Turkey Point Nuclear Operations Jeopardizes Health of Biscayne National Park Apr 2019 Environmental analysis must address health, water and climate concerns for Biscayne and Everglades national parks, nearby communities and endangered and threatened wildlife.
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Park Heroes at Centennial Salute to the Parks Celebration Apr 2019 The event will celebrate NPCA’s century of protecting national parks and pay tribute to national park advocates who have worked to protect and enhance our parks.
• Blog Post A Rare Look at Rose Atoll Apr 2019 | By Kati Schmidt New IMAX film 'Hidden Pacific' documents remote underwater wonders, including 'one of the last pristine wildernesses on Earth,' and shows the importance of protecting our wild marine national monuments.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 205 & H.R. 1941 Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 2, 2019.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 823 & H.R. 1708 Apr 2019 NPCA submitted the following position to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for April 2, 2019.
• Press Release National Parks Group to Honor Champions on Capitol Hill Apr 2019 National Parks Conservation Association Recognizes Bipartisan Senators and Representatives with Heritage Award
• Blog Post The 10 Least-Visited Places in the Park System Apr 2019 | By Jennifer Errick, Nicolas Brulliard Take a peek at these underappreciated national gems where only a handful of adventurers go.
• Press Release Parks Group Continues to Fight for Clean Air at Theodore Roosevelt National Park Mar 2019 NPCA refuses to let polluters win near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
• Press Release Supreme Court Ruling Green-Lights Hovercraft Use in Alaska National Park Mar 2019 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve was created in part to protect the rivers and lakes that run through this wilderness. Eliminating the hovercraft rule in Alaska is a loss for the ‘wild’ that makes these places special to people.
• Blog Post Just in Time for World Water Day, President’s Budget Proposes Severe Cuts to Water Funding Mar 2019 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer Last week’s proposed federal budget poses serious concerns for America’s waters and the millions of people who depend on them.
• Policy Update Testimony: Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Mar 2019 Written statement of John Garder, NPCA Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations, for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
• 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 President’s Budget Proposal Damaging to National Parks as They Continue to Recover from Government Shutdown Mar 2019 If enacted, the President's budget would jeopardize the protection, maintenance and operation of our more than 400 national parks across the country.
• Blog Post Helping Parks Recover Mar 2019 | By Katherine DeGroff How people are volunteering at parks after the longest shutdown in U.S. history
• Blog Post Counting Caves Mar 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard Mammoth Cave National Park may boast the world’s longest cave system, but one national park site includes hundreds more caves within its boundaries. Learn about the site with the most known caves in the National Park System.
• Magazine Article Fighting for the Grizzly Spring 2019 | By Nicolas Brulliard NPCA and others have worked for decades to protect Yellowstone’s grizzlies. Is the long-term recovery of the iconic species now in jeopardy?
• Magazine Article Victorious! Spring 2019 21 conservation triumphs from the past 100 years.
• Magazine Article What is going to happen to national parks in the next century? Spring 2019 We asked a handful of writers, activists, scholars and conservationists about their hopes, dreams and fears about the National Park System. Here’s what they had to say. 
• Magazine Article Growing up with Gettysburg Spring 2019 | By Alan Spears Over the decades, the park changed. So did I.

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