Search results for “Allie Gaither-Banchoff”
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Press Release BLM Removes Lands Near Zion from Oil, Gas Lease Sale Move will protect national park resources from impacts of energy production.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Releases Its 2020 Vision for Everglades Restoration Full funding is necessary to move restoration projects forward
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Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Staffer Receiving 2024 Everglades Conservationist Award “Marisa Carrozzo is a true champion for America’s Everglades and iconic Florida national parks. Her contributions to the environmental movement in the Sunshine State cannot be overstated." -- NPCA Sun Coast Regional Director Melissa Abdo
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Welcomes New Director to Head New York City Office Cortney Worrall to serve as Northeast senior regional director
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Blog Post A Winning Combination for the Grand Canyon Here's how your letters of support helped to stop one of the most serious threats to this iconic park since it was designated nearly 100 years ago.
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Magazine Article A Breath of Fresh Air EPA is renewing its vow to protect our most sacred views.
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Press Release Everglades Coalition Offers Plans to Restore Everglades and Protect Coastal Communities at Annual Conference Conference focuses on need to continue promoting and supporting restoration projects
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Blog Post NPCA-Sponsored Events Focus Attention on the "Ritchie Boys" and Their Legacy of Heroism from WWII In June, NPCA sponsored a two-day commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Camp Ritchie Military Intelligence Training Camp (MITC) in Cascade, Maryland, during WWII, the legacy of the “Ritchie Boys” who trained there, and the role of the National Park Service (NPS) in protecting and interpreting sites in America's military history.
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Blog Post Congress: Fund Hurricane Sandy Relief Struggling communities in New York and New Jersey need a relief funding bill that will help both people and parks.
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Magazine Article Hunkered at the Gateway A seasonal employee in Denali National Park decides to stick around, and sees a completely different side of Alaska.
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Magazine Article Miners' Angel A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines.
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Policy Update Position on Nomination of David Bernhardt NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate ahead of a floor vote scheduled for April 11, 2019.
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Magazine Article Loss & Legacy On the lives of science luminaries Edward O. Wilson and Thomas E. Lovejoy.
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Press Release Victory! Army Corps Rejects Disastrous Pebble Mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay “Today’s decision smartly prioritizes the long-term health of people, national parks and wildlife including the world’s largest salmon run, over international mining interests" -- NPCA's Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Park Advocates Applaud EPA's New Protections That Reduce Methane Pollution, Benefit Public Lands "Tackling methane emissions as a key piece of the climate change problem is a crucial step towards preserving these cherished landscapes for future generations." — Natalie Levine, Interim Campaigns Director, Clean Air Program
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Blog Post 5 Takeaways from the Midterm Elections NPCA’s director of legislation and policy notes a few trends from last week’s elections that could affect national parks in 2019.
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Magazine Article The Women Behind the Brotherhood The little-known story of the wives and maids who helped propel the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to a groundbreaking agreement with the Pullman Company.
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Blog Post How the Nominee for Interior Secretary Advanced a Plan to Drain Desert Water The development company Cadiz wants to sell billions of gallons of groundwater from one of the driest places in North America: Mojave Trails National Monument. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was part of the firm that lobbied to green-light the project, which has yet to receive a full environmental review.
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Blog Post Learn About Black History in 11 Unexpected Places These fascinating sites share important and often overlooked stories about people who shaped U.S. history and culture.
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Magazine Article The Little Fish That Could The Big Bend gambusia were down to three fish. A difficult — but remarkable — recovery ensued.
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Magazine Article A Rebellion Reappraised A new plaque at Virgin Islands National Park will commemorate a revolt that nearly succeeded in upending St. John’s slaveholding establishment.
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Blog Post The Lost Colony — An Outer Banks Mystery On the North Carolina coast, a 400-year-old unanswered question still piques people’s curiosity. What happened to the group of colonists who vanished while trying to start England’s first settlement in North America?
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Magazine Article Legal Lifeline Celebrating 50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Blog Post Why We Celebrate Labor Day: Two of the Little-Known Heroes of Pullman Chicago's first National Park System unit showcases the rich history of a model town that shaped the nation.
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Magazine Article Lead Proof A recent ballistics discovery at Fort Necessity National Battlefield confirmed where the French and Indian War began.
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Magazine Article Killer on the Road Cars helped make national parks America’s most beloved landscapes — and wreaked havoc on wildlife. What will it take to repair the damage?
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Press Release California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources.
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Press Release Federal court sends flawed San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan back to EPA Appeals court found California state's plan, approved by EPA, did not contain a realistic strategy to reduce pollution
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Press Release Parks Group Files Amicus Brief in West Virginia v EPA case Controversial Supreme Court case threatens to dismantle government’s ability to combat climate change, the biggest threat to national parks
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Magazine Article A Monumental Effort Almost a century after Virginia pushed out mountain people to make way for Shenandoah National Park, monuments to honor their memory are helping their descendants heal.
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