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• Press Release Historic World War II Hangars to be Restored at Gateway National Recreation Area Nov 2012 Statement by Alexander Brash, Northeast Senior Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association
• 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 Groups Support Stronger Rules for Oil Drilling in National Parks Jan 2016 Long-Overdue Rules Govern Development of Privately-Held Mineral Rights beneath 42 National Park Units
• Press Release House Moves to Encourage Drilling in National Parks Jan 2017 Reversal of drilling rules part of larger attempt by Congress to weaken park protections.
• Press Release BLM Hits Pause on Leasing Nearly 1 Million Acres for Oil and Gas Development Oct 2018 Responding to court orders, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hit the pause button on lease sales for nearly one million acres of public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Applaud EPA's Decision in North Dakota to Require Proven, Cost-Effective Systems for Reducing Pollution at Antiquated Coal-Fired Plants Sep 2011 New systems at the Leland Olds and MR Young plants will significantly lessen the nearly $500 million burden in air pollution regional health care costs each year
• Blog Post The Facts on Oil and Gas Drilling in National Parks Mar 2017 | By Nicholas Lund Why we need the 9B rules that safeguard our national parks
• Press Release BLM Moves Forward With Oil, Gas Lease Sales, Threatens Nearby Southwest National Parks Sep 2017 Oil, gas sales scheduled to occur Near Utah, New Mexico park sites.
• Press Release Air Permit Issued for Proposed Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jun 2018 More than 10,000 people opposed the refinery, citing negative impacts to the park's air quality in written comments
• Press Release NPCA Statement on Today's Announcement by Arizona Public Service Co. to Close a Coal-Fired Generator at the Cholla Power Plant Sep 2014 Statement by NPCA Senior Program Manager Kevin Dahl
• Press Release Administration Rolls Back Methane Waste Protections Feb 2018 Weakened methane waste rule puts public health, lands at risk.
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine: Too Sacred to Drill Nov 2015 US Interior Department moves to cancel Solenex lease in the Badger-Two Medicine
• 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 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. 
• Press Release Trump Administration Rolls Back Methane Rules, Provides More Loopholes for Oil and Gas Industry to Pollute National Parks and Communities Aug 2019 Rolling back the regulations to allow more air pollution increases harm to public health and the health of national parks.  
• Press Release Southern Utah National Parks Threatened by BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale Dec 2018 New oil and gas lease sales threaten Arches and Canyonlands National Parks as well as Hovenweep National Monument and its surrounding cultural landscape.
• 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.
• Press Release The Administration Scraps Climate Protections, Sacrificing National Parks to More Air Pollution Jun 2019 Final replacement rule threatens public health and the health of our national parks, which are visited by more than 330 million people each year.
• Press Release Utah Air Quality Board Approves Regional Haze Plan, Paving the Way for More Air Pollution in National Parks and Local Communities Jun 2019 It is unacceptable that Utah is again failing to protect our parks, local economies and visitors, especially at a time when the state so desperately needs bold leadership to combat air pollution problems.
• Policy Update Position on Amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act Jan 2015 NPCA submitted the following positions regarding amendments to S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, to the Senate in January 2015.
• Press Release Conservation Groups Ask Federal Agencies to Require Nation's Biggest National Park Polluter to Clean Up Feb 2010 Four Corners Coal Plant Causes Haze in Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde and Other National Parks
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 200, H.R. 1349, H.R. 1350, H.R. 2888, H.R. 4266, and H.R. 4568 Dec 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for December 12-13, 2017.
• Press Release EPA Urged to Protect Parks from Coal Plant Haze Oct 2010 Groups Urge Agency to Finalize Rule that Protects Southwest National Parks and Wilderness Areas from Preventable Coal Plant Haze
• Press Release Joint Agency Oil, Gas Planning Good Step for Protecting Chaco Culture Oct 2016 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management Collaboration will Benefit Historical Park
• Press Release Arizona Proposal Allows Aging Coal Plant to Increase Air Pollution for Decades Jul 2015 Cholla Power Plant bypasses strong pollution controls, threatens air quality
• Press Release NPCA Responds to Draft Moab Master Leasing Plan and EIS Aug 2015 Statement by David Nimkin, Southwest Senior Regional Director, National Parks Conservation Association
• Blog Post 10 National Park Trip Ideas for President Trump Jan 2018 | By Mark Wenzler Would President Trump do more to protect national parks if he took time to visit them? Here are 10 inspirational places I’d put at the top of his bucket list.
• Press Release Carlsbad Caverns National Park the Latest Target of Rushed Oil and Gas Leasing Process Apr 2018 The BLM's minuscule 10-day public scoping comment period for the nearly 200 parcel proposal comprising nearly 89,000 acres, some of which are about a mile from Carlsbad Caverns National Park, closes tonight.
• Press Release New National Park Service Report on Climate Change Jul 2014 Statement by Mark Wenzler, Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Interior Secretary Zinke Must Safeguard Parks Mar 2017 Mixed Record Could put Parks, Public Lands at Risk
• Report Spoiled Parks The threat to our coastal national parks from expanded offshore drilling
• Resource Pipelines and National Parks Congress is trying to make it easier to build gas pipelines through national parks.
• Resource Glossary of Unbearable Terms Maps and illustrations showing Alaska's War on Wolves and Bears.
• Comment Technical Comments Submitted for Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Reviews In response to a Department of Commerce review of marine monuments and sanctuaries, as directed by Executive Order 13795 Section 4(b), NPCA has submitted technical comments in defense of each site.
• Resource Visitor Management Position Statement | By Natalie Levine NPCA supports a variety of management strategies at overcrowded parks to help protect natural and cultural resources and improve the visitor experience.
• Mark Wenzler Former Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs Mark oversees NPCA’s programs focused on protecting and restoring the air, lands, water, and wildlife in our national parks. He is an avid outdoor recreationist who loves to ski, bike, backpack and paddle, especially in our national parks.
• Zachary Bolick Former Next Generation Advisory Counci Zachary Bolick works as a Partnership Director for the Student Conservation Association (SCA) out of their Anchorage, AK office.
• Stephanie Kodish Former Senior Director & Counsel, Clean Air & Climate As Senior Director and Counsel for Clean Air and Climate Programs Stephanie Kodish leads NPCA's effort to drive solutions towards a healthy climate and clean air for national parks and communities.
• Hayley Mortimer Former Vice President of Regional Operations Hayley Mortimer offers over twenty years of experience incubating and scaling up innovative solutions that meet a pressing public need. She currently manages our field program as Vice President of Regional Operations, which includes 55+ staff across the country.
• Staff Bart Melton Senior Program Director, Wildlife Working from Washington, D.C., Bart currently leads NPCA’s Wildlife Program, focusing on the critical issues facing national park wildlife across the country.

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