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Magazine Article Pristine No More Researchers are detecting traces of human waste in some of the national parks’ most remote lakes and streams.
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Blog Post An Odd Villa Built from an Even Odder Friendship One of the quirkier historic structures in the park system is a luxurious unfinished mansion named after a Wild West con man. Last week, the National Park Service released hundreds of historic pictures of this unusual desert vacation home and the curious people who once lived in it.
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Blog Post 10 California Landmarks Worth Celebrating On the 25th anniversary of the California Desert Protection Act, we share a selection of the many extraordinary places that advocates have saved through years of dedication.
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Blog Post 10 Places Everyone Should See in Alabama’s Black Belt Legislation introduced today in Congress would preserve one of the most culturally rich parts of the South. Never been to the Black Belt? Here’s what you’re missing.
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Press Release NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon Launch First of Its Kind Music Video Series "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
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Blog Post 3 Songwriters, 3 Inspiring National Parks Listen to three up-and-coming songwriters perform amid nature on acoustic guitar — in the very national parks that inspired their work.
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Magazine Article Accidental Hero Crispus Attucks is believed to be the first casualty of the American Revolution, but 250 years later, it’s still difficult to untangle fact from myth.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House of Representatives prior to an anticipated vote.
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Press Release Wildlife Advocates Applaud Restart of Process to Return Grizzly Bears to North Cascades New science-led effort aims to reintroduce grizzlies back into the wild habitat they previously roamed for thousands of years
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Blog Post Unfit to Serve: Why NPCA Opposes Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator We need an EPA administrator who will fulfill the agency's mission to protect the environment — not one who actively undermines our public health and the health of our national parks.
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Press Release Court Rules for Oil Refinery Over Clean Air Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park 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.
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Press Release California Senate Defends Desert Water, Passes SB 307 California Senate Bill 307 is a commonsense solution to protect Mojave Trails National Monument’s springs, groundwater and wildlife.
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Press Release $60 Million Transportation Grant for Tamiami Trail to Advance Everglades Restoration Completion of the Tamiami Trail project will be a tremendous victory for Everglades restoration and the end-result of 30 years of hard work by local communities and state and federal leaders
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Press Release Senators from 4 Border States Urge British Columbia to Clean Up Mining Operations that Threaten U.S. Waterways, Parks and Wildlife Eight senators urge British Columbia Premier to acknowledge the impacts of mining on U.S./Canadian rivers.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 3055 and Amendments NPCA submitted the following positions to the House of Representatives ahead of anticipated floor votes starting June 20, 2019.
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Blog Post A National Park That Feels Like the Moon Tomorrow is the 50-year anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moon walk. Just one month after this “giant leap for mankind,” Apollo astronauts hoping to follow in Armstrong and Aldrin’s footsteps visited a U.S. national park to train for future moon walks.
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Press Release Polluted Parks: Trump Administration Moves to Approve Weak Utah Haze Plan, Threatening Parks and Communities Plan would allow state coal-fired power plants to continue polluting the air we breathe, increasing hazy skies in Utah’s treasured national parks.
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Press Release Plaintiff Organizations in Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cases Denounce Administration’s Final Management Plans Management Plans Ignore Tribes, Courts and the Public
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Press Release Utahans Urge EPA to Reject Plan to Pollute Southwest National Parks EPA seeks to approve weak Utah Haze Plan that threatens parks and communities.
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Blog Post What the Fire Took An NPCA staff member documents the aftermath — both ecological and personal — of a wildfire that devastated 44,000 acres of the world’s largest Joshua tree forest.
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Policy Update NPCA position on amendments to H.R. 4447 Ahead of anticpated votes, NPCA shared the following positions on amendments to H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
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Policy Update Comments on Transparency in Science Rulemaking NPCA submitted the following comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed supplemental rule regarding “transparency” in science
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Press Release EPA and State Regulators Slash Plan to Limit Coal Pollution in Utah Latest business-as-usual plan by EPA and Utah officials fails to limit haze-causing emissions
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Magazine Article A Chilly Refuge Rock glaciers, long neglected by science, may help creatures from pikas to stoneflies endure climate change.
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Blog Post If You Build It, They Will Come America’s favorite pastime — from one of baseball’s iconic professionals to its youngest players in the Caribbean — has a presence in several national park sites.
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Press Release Conservation Groups to Defend Postponement of Oil & Gas Lease Sales Wyoming, industry double down on failed attempt to rewrite the law for oil and gas companies
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Magazine Article A Rodent Reappearance The imperiled Allegheny woodrat has been rediscovered at Harpers Ferry.
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Press Release Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population "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
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Press Release National Park Service Identifies ‘Preferred Alternative’ to Restore Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades "The planned return of the grizzly bear to North Cascades National Park is a symbol of the power of perseverance” -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Conservation Groups Welcome the Return of the Grizzly to the North Cascades "Today marks a triumph for park wildlife with grizzly bears returning home to North Cascades National Park. The decision to restore the grizzly bear is a testament to America’s courage to give one of our wildest animals the freedom to rebound." –Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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