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• Staff and Government Affairs Daniel Hart Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy As the Director of Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency Policy for the Government Affairs team, Daniel advocates for a clean energy transition on public lands and waters as well as climate policies to help protect and preserve parks.
• Melissa Martínez Former Natural Resources Protection Manager As the newest member to NPCA’s Government Affairs team, Melissa helps guide onshore and offshore oil and gas, energy and clean air federal policy work.
• Policy Update Testimony: S. 468, Historic Route Preservation Act Jul 2017 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining ahead of a hearing scheduled for July 26, 2017
• Press Release National Park Advocates Call on EPA to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve from Oil and Gas Exploration Feb 2023 In recent years, massive oil hunts across the wilderness of Big Cypress National Preserve have caused heartbreaking damage to this iconic national park site. The EPA has a chance to stop it for good.
• Press Release Opportunity Presented to Keep Everglades National Park Fully Protected from Power Lines Dec 2015 Decision to acquire Florida Power & Light’s ecologically critical parcel within Everglades National Park could finally put an end to the threat of power lines being built inside park boundaries
• Blog Post Crown of the Continent Showcases a New Model for Economic Prosperity Jul 2012 | By Michael Jamison When the folks at Zinc Air were looking to locate their high-tech manufacturing firm, they could have gone head-to-head with other energy innovators down in Phoenix, or in San Francisco, or even in far-flung Zhongguancun (also known as China’s Silicon Valley).
• Press Release Parks Group Calls on National Park Service to Reject Testing for Oil Beneath Big Cypress Jan 2016 Proposal Would Open Door to Drilling in Critical Endangered Species Habitat
• Blog Post Video: Wild Salmon at Stake Near Lake Clark May 2013 | By M. Blair In Alaska's Bristol Bay, wild salmon are a way of life. But a massive proposed mine threatens these fish and the people who depend on them.
• Policy Update Position on nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management Jun 2021 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 8, 2021.
• Policy Update Position on S. 257, S. 312, S. 355, S. 391, S. 1073, S. 1403, S. 1438 & S. 1522 Jul 2017 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a legislative hearing scheduled for July 19, 2017.
• Blog Post For the Sake of Our Parks: #BootPruitt Apr 2018 | By Theresa Pierno NPCA has long opposed the anti-parks policy positions of embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. President and CEO Theresa Pierno joins the growing bipartisan call for this official to step down.
• Policy Update Position on S. 1403, S. 1645, S. 1646, S. 2102, H.R. 965 & H.R. 2897 May 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a Business Meeting scheduled for May 17, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 21, the Strategic Petroleum Response Act Jan 2023 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives ahead of expected floor votes the week of January 23, 2023
• Policy Update Position on S. 924, S. 1059 & S. 1097 Jun 2023 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 21, 2023.
• 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 
• Policy Update Position on S. 2395, S. 3505, S. 3435, S. 3571, S. 3609, S. 3961, H.R. 5005 & H.R. 6687 Dec 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resource National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 12, 2018.
• Policy Update Position on S. 599, S. 1644, S. 1993, S. 2015, S. 2604, S. 2870, S. 2889, S. 2831, S. 3176, S. 3827 Aug 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for August 15, 2018.
• Press Release Administration Announces Drilling Moratorium around Chaco Culture National Historical Park May 2019 David Bernhardt visits New Mexico, agrees to temporary protections while working on long-term solutions.
• Press Release Administration’s Aggressive Environmental Rollbacks Are Putting National Parks in Peril Jul 2020 The impacts of the administration’s actions to the health of our national parks and communities, the air we breathe, and the water we drink could be irreparable.
• Policy Update Testimony: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Dec 2015 Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015
• Jillian Blair Mid-Atlantic Young Professional Advisory Council Jillian Blair is a member of WVU’s class of 2024 studying Environment and Energy Resources Management with minors in Sustainable Design and Geology.
• Report Report: Alaska’s economic claims for Ambler Mining Road don’t pan out New analysis indicates it is far too soon for the State of Alaska and Ambler Metals to promise financial prosperity – or breaking even – with the proposed mining road
• Fact Sheet Data Centers Data centers are environmentally problematic in a variety of ways. Specifically, data centers consume as much energy as 25,000 households per year and millions of gallons of water a day. They also disrupt communities with noise and health violations. Data centers can threaten national parks and drinking water quality.
• Blog Post Commercial Beef Cattle in America’s National Parks: Are You Serious? Jul 2012 | By James D. Nations Cattle grazing is not compatible with responsible public land management practices in most cases. Yet new legislation could double the length of time commercial ranchers can graze their animals.
• Policy Update Position on S. 400, S. 1160, S. 1335, S. 1446, S. 1472, S. 1602, S. 1645, S. 1646, S. 1956, S. 2102 & S. 2225 Feb 2018 NPCA submitted the following positions to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 14, 2018.
• Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Deb Haaland’s Historic Confirmation as Interior Secretary, Marking a New Era for National Parks and Public Lands Mar 2021 "Now, more than ever, we need bold leaders like Secretary Haaland, who are ready to take on the challenges facing our public lands with a commitment to climate solutions and environmental justice." - Theresa Pierno 
• Blog Post Federal Government Unleashing a Flood of Oil and Gas Leases in the West, Leaving Parks Surrounded Aug 2018 | By Nicholas Lund NPCA worked with an aerial photographer to document the beauty and threats to five Southwestern parks where oil and gas development is rapidly encroaching on the landscape.
• Policy Update Position on S.J.Res. 11 & H.J.Res. 36 May 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Senate ahead of an expected vote on the floor.
• Magazine Article In Harm’s Way Winter 2012 | By JoAnn Greco NPCA moves to prevent fracking near Delaware Water Gap until likely impacts are revealed.
• Press Release Congress Moves to Limit Methane Waste; Protect Park Air and Visitor Health May 2017 Senate votes to protect a commonsense policy created to protect taxpayers from the unnecessary waste of natural gas from federal lands
• 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. 
• Policy Update Position on H.J.Res. 117, H.J.Res. 133, H.J.Res. 136 & H.J.Res. 163 Jun 2024 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce ahead of a hearing scheduled for June 27, 2024.
• Press Release Oil, Gas Exploration to Begin Within Big Cypress National Preserve Mar 2017 Despite ongoing lawsuit, destructive seismic exploration set to start in Big Cypress’ sensitive wetlands.
• Blog Post Why NPCA Is Suing the Park Service over Testing at Big Cypress Aug 2016 | By Nicholas Lund NPCA regularly supports the National Park Service and its core mission to protect our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places. But when the agency recently approved plans to allow extensive oil and gas testing in Big Cypress National Preserve, NPCA went to court to stop it. Here's why.
• Press Release Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward With Enormous Oil And Gas Drilling Plan Near National Parks Jun 2020 The 110,000+ acre proposal would include oil and gas drilling within a mile of Canyonlands National Park and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument
• Wawa Gatheru Next Generation Advisory Council Wawa Gatheru is an environmental justice advocate and storyteller passionate about cultivating a climate movement that is made in the image of all of us. In 2019, Wawa made history as the first Black person in history to receive the Rhodes, Truman, and Udall scholarships.
• Resource National Park Defender Award Wondery Outdoors Recognized as Recipient of 2024 National Park Defender Award
• Resource The Ultimate Gift Guide for National Park Lovers Looking for the perfect gift for the national park lover in your life? We’ve got the perfect thing, trust us. Check out these items that have more in common than a connection to national parks — they’re from brands that support NPCA and further our mission to protect and preserve national parks.
• Resource Like a Fine Wine: Conservation Strengthening Through Generations A Q&A with third-generation Napa farmer, and proprietor of Gamble Family Vineyards, Tom Gamble

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