NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release New Report Examines Repercussions, Damage from Oil and Gas Testing in Big Cypress National Preserve Nov 2023 Industrial machinery tore through this wild landscape, razing hundreds of cypress trees and leaving miles of destroyed habitat in their wake.
• Press Release Parks Group Warns of Disastrous Impacts of Budget Cuts on America’s National Parks Nov 2023 "National parks drive our economy, generating billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in local communities across the country every year. Now is the time to invest more in our parks, not less." -- Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Rocky Mountain National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Award Oct 2023 Stephen T. Mather Award presented to former Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles. 
• Press Release NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon Launch First of Its Kind Music Video Series Oct 2023 "Through this innovative project with our long-time partner Yellowstone Bourbon, we look to harness the power of music and nature to fuel people’s connection and passion for our national parks,” said Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release House Bill Aims to Restore Water Protections Gutted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision Oct 2023 “With communities today still living with unsafe drinking water and more than two-thirds of our national park waters already impaired, this Congressional action begins to restore long-fought protections for clean water." NPCA's Chad Lord
• Press Release Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife Oct 2023 "The Ambler Road to speculation is the last thing the people and wildlife of the Brooks Range need, and it is good see the Biden administration looking carefully at the actual costs of this bad idea" -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Subaru of America for Years-Long Commitment to Safeguarding America’s National Parks Oct 2023 The work that Subaru, NPCA and its partners have accomplished together will last for generations.
• Press Release Parks Group Urges Congress Not to Cut National Park Funding as Short-Term Agreement is Made to Avoid Shutdown Sep 2023 "Congress must hit reset and come to an agreement on a funding bill that invests more in our national parks, not less." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Parks Group Supports Interior’s Decision to Close National Parks if Congress Unable to Pass Funding Bill Sep 2023 "DOI's decision to close national parks is the only way to ensure the safety of park visitors and protection of our most treasured resources." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population Sep 2023 "Restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades will enshrine the wild character of the park, and honor our shared commitment to coexist with all creatures, big and small."—Graham Taylor, Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association 
• Press Release Parks Group Raises Warning as Park Service Prepares for Shutdown with No Funding Deal in Sight Sep 2023 “As our country barrels towards a government shutdown, our national parks and park staff have no choice but to prepare for the worst-case scenario and that’s closing the parks." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal Sep 2023 "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation Sep 2023 The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources.
• Press Release Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Ghost Orchid Sep 2023 Without the federal protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act, the ghost orchid could very well become the next victim of our extinction crisis.
• Press Release Biden Administration Working Group Shares Recommendations to Protect Communities and Cherished Landscapes from Harmful Mining Sep 2023 "From Alaska’s Brooks Range to Florida’s Everglades, mining proposals near national parks continue to threaten drinking water, clean air, fragile wildlife habitat and surrounding communities." – Charlie Olsen, Climate Policy Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Last Oil and Gas Lease in the Badger-Two Medicine Retired Sep 2023 Blackfeet traditionalists and conservationists reach historic settlement agreement with leaseholder, ending 40-year struggle to prevent oil and gas drilling on public lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation.
• Press Release Biden Administration Joins Advocates at Graball Landing for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Dedication Aug 2023 Emmett Till's murder started a chain reaction, driving everyday Americans across the country to stand and be counted as part of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Press Release National Park Economic Report at Odds with Congressional Proposals to Slash Funding Aug 2023 National park visitors supported record-setting economic benefits in 2022. Why are some members of Congress proposing budget cuts?
• Press Release EPA Again Postpones Ozone Reconsideration, Putting National Park Wildlife and Nature at Risk Aug 2023 "There is no question that today’s decision means more detrimental effects on national parks and the ecosystems integral to their survival." - Ulla Reeves, Campaigns Director of the National Parks Conservation Association’s Clean Air Program
• Press Release Federal Court Ruling Favors Wyoming Coal Plants, Threatening Communities and Parks Aug 2023 Ruling presents a setback for human health and national park scenic views, including Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Badlands National Parks.
• Press Release Federal Court Ruling Again Lets Utah’s Worst Polluters off the Hook from Cleaning Up Emissions Aug 2023 The court decision will harm human health and ruin views in national parks.
• Press Release Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Safeguarded as Court Dismisses Utah Suits Aug 2023 Utah Court Upholds Presidential Authority to Establish National Monuments
• Press Release Generational Opportunity to Expand Yellowstone Bison Conservation Aug 2023 “The National Park Service and its cooperating partners must manage bison, America’s national mammal, like other valued wildlife, protecting its seasonal migration in and out of the park." - Stephanie Adams, NPCA's Wildlife Director
• Press Release National Parks to Break Ground on Projects Combating Climate Change Impacts Aug 2023 "This historic funding not only helps the National Park Service ensure our parks are healthier and stronger, it holds up public lands as a solution and unifying force to face the varied effects of climate change."- Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release VICTORY: Parks Group Celebrates Designation of Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona, Forever Protecting Sacred Lands and Vital Waterways Aug 2023 "Today, we celebrate the designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument with all who cherish this special place." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release New Legislation Brings Proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area One Step Closer to Reality Jul 2023 Working together to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area would expand public access to the largest estuary in the nation, bring economic growth to nearby communities, and help the National Park Service, native Tribes, and Chesapeake watermen interpret thousands of years of impactful history.
• Press Release Great Lakes National Park Expert Joins Congressional Roundtable, Discusses Harmful Impacts of Waters of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Jul 2023 “Congress must move swiftly to permanently protect our nation’s waters for drinking, recreating and our Tribal way-of-life.” --NPCA's Kira Davis
• Press Release VICTORY: Parks Group Celebrates New National Monument to Honor Memory of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Jul 2023 Recognized as one of our country’s most infamous hate crimes, the widely publicized murder of Emmett Till and his mother’s calls for justice were major catalysts for the Civil Rights Movement in America.
• Press Release Common sense update could safeguard national parks from reckless oil and gas development Jul 2023 “These long-overdue reforms are crucial to safeguarding national parks and surrounding communities, landscapes and waterways from harmful oil and gas development" -- NPCA's Matt Kirby  
• Press Release Parks Group Condemns House’s Senseless Spending Bill that Slashes National Park Service Budget Jul 2023 “A vote in support of this spending bill is a vote against our national parks, public lands and communities." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO

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