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• Press Release Newly Released Arkansas C & H Water Monitoring Study Used Taxpayer Money to Test Wrong Fields for Hog Waste Contamination Feb 2014 Coalition calls on state to fully reopen C & H's permitting process; Local citizens ask University of Arkansas to cease unauthorized testing on their land
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Completed Phase One of C-111 Everglades Restoration Project Jan 2013 Statement by NPCA Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst Kahlil Kettering
• Press Release Renowned Arkansas Hydrogeologist Calls on ADEQ to Suspend C & H Hog Farms Permit to Address 'Significant Omissions and Potential Problems' Jun 2013 Dr. John Van Brahana Highlights Potential for Substantial Impacts Due to Region's Karst Geology in Letter to ADEQ Director Teresa Marks
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Entrepreneur Norman C. Selby for Commitment to America’s National Parks Oct 2017 Gala honors Mr. Selby for his commitment and ongoing support for national parks.
• Press Release Coalition Urges Caution in Embracing Governor Beebe Water Testing Proposal for C & H Hog Farms Aug 2013 Groups remain steadfast in efforts to revoke hog facility permit
• Press Release Thousands of Concerned Citizens Urge Gov. Hutchinson to Protect Buffalo National River from Hog Waste Contamination Mar 2017 More than 14,000 submitted comments calling on the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Governor Asa Hutchinson to reject permit for C&H industrial hog farm to continue operating in national river’s watershed
• Press Release Spreader Canal Project Will Restore Water to Florida Bay & Everglades National Park Jan 2010 The South Florida Water Management District breaks ground on the C-111 Spreader Canal
• Magazine Article A Change of Scenery Spring 2021 | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan Getting away from it all on a five-day cycling trip along the C&O Canal.   
• Blog Post Video: Theresa Pierno on Challenges National Parks Face Post-Shutdown Jan 2018 | By Eric Bontrager NPCA's president and CEO spoke on C-SPAN's Washington Journal this morning, sharing the importance of national park issues now that the federal government has reopened but long-term funding issues remain unresolved.
• Policy Update Position on 2016 Energy Legislation Jun 2016 NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House of Representatives designated as conferees on energy legislation.
• Press Release Conservation, Citizen Groups Send Letter to USDA and Small Business Administration; Request Review of Faulty Assessment that Led to Loan Guarantee for Industrial Swine Facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Jun 2013 Animal waste from factory farm threatens America's first national river, public health, and a multi-billion dollar Arkansas tourism economy
• Press Release Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed Jun 2019 Now this treasured landscape will be properly protected for future generations to safely experience and enjoy.
• Press Release Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste Aug 2013 Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed
• Magazine Article Walking the Walk Summer 2019 | By Todd Christopher Sixty-five years ago, park advocates joined a Supreme Court justice on an epic hike to save the landscape he loved.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 5859, the Trillion Trees Act Feb 2020 NPCA, along with partners, submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for February 26, 2020.
• Press Release State Denies Industrial Hog Facility’s Permit, Protecting Buffalo National River Watershed Nov 2018 We are pleased with the state’s decision to put federally protected waters and local economies above private industry.
• Blog Post Judge’s Ruling a Victory for Buffalo National River Jan 2015 | By Emily Jones A win for Arkansas’ Buffalo River: A judge will hold two agencies liable for a flawed environmental review process of a factory farm six miles upstream.
• Press Release Cargill to Buffalo River Coalition: 6,500 Hogs are "Good Neighbors" to America's First National River Sep 2014 Buffalo River Coalition is calling into question the effectiveness of mitigation and remaining firm in calling for the facility’s removal from the watershed.
• Blog Post Reflections on Birmingham, Site of America’s Newest National Monument Jan 2017 | By Alan Spears Birmingham was once the nation’s most segregated city, home to brutal, racially motivated violence. Today, a new national park site commemorates the critical civil rights history that happened here.
• Blog Post The Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Fight an Epidemic May 2020 | By Jennifer Errick A country doctor convicted in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln earned a pardon by treating an outbreak in his prison, which is now part of a national park.
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 3055 and Amendments Jun 2019 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 20, 2019.
• Press Release Groups Urge Continued Focus on Faulty Permitting Process for Factory Hog Farm Near Buffalo National River May 2013 Concentrated animal feeding operation damages Buffalo River and surrounding community
• Blog Post State of Arkansas Wastes Taxpayer Money in Flawed Water Monitoring Study Mar 2014 | By Emily Jones The fight to protect the Buffalo National River from an industrial hog farm continues to twist and turn, much like the river itself.
• Magazine Article 'First, Tell the Truth' Fall 2022 | By Janisse Ray Once one of the largest slave markets in the South, Forks of the Road is now part of the National Park System. Is Natchez ready to excavate its troubled past? 
• Press Release Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Will Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights History Jan 2017 Newly designated national park site represents a critical chapter in America’s civil rights story
• Press Release Groups Find Draft Environmental Assessment of Industrial Hog Facility in Buffalo River Watershed Significantly Flawed Sep 2015 Buffalo River Coalition submits comments to federal agencies calling for thorough environmental review that does not ignore facts and science
• Policy Update Position on Management of Marine Conservation Areas Mar 2017 NPCA submitted the following position to the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing on March 15, 2017.
• Press Release Water Bill (WRRDA) Critical to National Park Waterways and Restoration Efforts Nationwide May 2014 Congress passes water bill crucial to improving health of America's Great Waters
• Policy Update Position on H.R. 7608 and Amendments Jul 2020 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor debate and votes on July 23, 2020.
• Blog Post Finally, Here’s One Thing We Can All Agree On: Helping the Everglades Mar 2015 | By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer What do a Democratic chairwoman, a Tea Party Republican, a Bush, and a Clinton all agree on? Helping this national park.

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