NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release President-Elect Biden to Prioritize Conservation and Climate Change, Benefitting National Parks Across the Country Nov 2020 "Together, we can make a real difference for our communities, our parks and our environment." - Theresa Pierno
• Press Release Gray Wolves Stripped of Federal Protections Oct 2020 Removing protections for gray wolves amid a global extinction crisis is short-sighted and dangerous to America’s conservation legacy
• Press Release EPA and State Regulators Slash Plan to Limit Coal Pollution in Utah Oct 2020 Latest business-as-usual plan by EPA and Utah officials fails to limit haze-causing emissions
• Press Release Interior Must Resume Critically Needed Trainings to Keep Parks Safe Sep 2020 "This will have a chilling effect on staff who are facing discrimination, sexual harassment, and racial bias among other difficult situations."
• Press Release National Park Climate Change Scientist Honored with Stephen T. Mather Award Sep 2020 “I have stood strongly and publicly for scientific integrity to communicate the science of human-caused climate change and solutions for the future." - Dr. Patrick Gonzalez
• Press Release California Grants Joshua Tree Temporary Protections Sep 2020 The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved temporary California Endangered Species Act (CESA) protections today for western Joshua trees. 
• Press Release US Navy analysis finds Growler jet noise in Olympic National Park exceeds 100 decibels Sep 2020 Navy's own analysis reveals that jet noise can be as loud as a handheld drill for visitors in the famously tranquil park, which is home to perhaps the quietest place in the United States
• Press Release Conservation and Public Health Organizations Demand Clean Air, Environmental Justice for San Joaquin Valley Sep 2020 The state of California is failing in its duty to clean up San Joaquin Valley air, when climate action is more necessary than ever.
• Press Release NPCA, Earthworks and Clean Air Task Force File Legal Actions Against Administration for Gutting Methane Regulations Sep 2020 Today, we are taking action to hold EPA accountable to its mission to protect the health of our environment and people.
• Press Release New Wolves Helping to Restore Balance at Isle Royale National Park, Moose Numbers Down Sep 2020 For the first time in nearly a decade, Isle Royale's skyrocketing moose population has declined.
• Press Release Parks Group Champions Bill to Establish National Park Site Dedicated to Latino History Sep 2020 The Blackwell School houses the collective memory of the segregated school experience that existed everywhere across the Texas borderlands.
• Press Release Glacier and Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Connectivity, Conservation Supported by Montana Council Sep 2020 Recommendations include restoring connections between Yellowstone and Glacier national park grizzly bears and ensuring communities are better prepared to live with bears. 
• Press Release Administration Launches Latest Attack on Endangered National Park Wildlife Sep 2020 The rule essentially hands the keys to critical habitat protection for America’s threatened and endangered species over to industry.
• Press Release Judge Allows Conservation Groups to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Safeguards from Legal Challenge Sep 2020 The First-Of-Their-Kind Ordinances Help Protect Local Wildlife But Have Been Challenged by Industry Groups
• Press Release Subaru of America, National Parks Conservation Association, and National Park Foundation Team Up -- Eliminate 16 Million Pounds of Waste From National Parks Sep 2020 Last year alone, Denali, Grand Teton and Yosemite cut the amount of waste going to landfills by nearly half as part of the Don't Feed the Landfills Initiative.
• Press Release Lawsuit Challenges Park Service's Destructive Hunting Practices on National Parklands Aug 2020 Lawsuit challenges rules by Interior and National Park Service that allow hunting practices like baiting brown bears and killing wolves during the denning season.  
• Press Release Disastrous Pebble Mine Project Paused Aug 2020 The Environmental Protection Agency must now veto the Pebble Mine to protect salmon, national parks and the world’s densest population of brown bears. 
• Press Release Administration Guts Methane Rule, Allowing More Air Pollution to Harm National Parks and Communities Aug 2020 The administration is gutting commonsense regulations, threatening the air we breathe and wasting taxpayer money, all while ignoring the climate crisis. 
• Press Release Members of Congress: Interior Must Prioritize Park Safety During Pandemic Aug 2020 Commonsense protocols must be put in place to ensure the safety of park staff, visitors and surrounding communities.
• Press Release Administration pulls plans to allow oil and gas drilling near Arches and Canyonlands Aug 2020 After months of pressure, agency defers plan to lease more than 80,000 acres of land to oil and gas corporations
• Press Release Vela Steps Down as Acting Director of the National Park Service Aug 2020 For more than three years, the National Park Service has been without a Senate-confirmed director.
• Press Release Groups sue Trump administration over illegal approval of Ambler road Aug 2020 Lawsuit charges agencies with violating the Clean Water Act, ANILCA, NEPA, and other laws
• Press Release NPCA, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oppose EPA Proposal to Devalue Co-Benefits of Air Pollution Rules Aug 2020 Our nation should be moving towards a cleaner, safer future, not gutting commonsense health and safety solutions.
• Press Release Trump Administration Continues Efforts to Weaken Protections for Park Wildlife Jul 2020 This proposal is just the latest of many attempts to weaken the Endangered Species Act, the nation's most effective tool in saving wildlife from extinction. 
• Press Release NPCA Joins Nationwide Coalition Lawsuit to Defend the People’s Environmental Law Jul 2020 Represented by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, 20 organizations challenge the Trump administration’s assault on the National Environmental Policy Act.
• Press Release Trump Administration Advances Disastrous Pebble Mine Near Bristol Bay Jul 2020 This dangerous gamble favors international mining interests over people, parks and Bristol Bay’s salmon run and the billion-dollar Bristol Bay fisheries it sustains.
• Press Release Interior Favors Industry with Mining Road Approved through America’s Wildest National Park & Preserve Jul 2020 The Department of Interior is turning a blind eye to the Park Service’s mission and rolling out the red carpet to international mining companies
• Press Release NPCA Celebrates Park Victory Decades in the Making Jul 2020 House Passes Historic Bill to Fix our National Parks and Protect More Public Lands
• Press Release Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act to Safeguard Wild Nature, Tribal Lands Near Glacier National Park Jul 2020 The Badger-Two Medicine Protection Act preserves both the natural heritage and the cultural significance of the area, which is home to many of the Blackfeet Nation’s origin stories
• Press Release Administration to Gut Environmental Law that Protects Public Health, Environment and National Parks Jul 2020 "The administration’s rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act is one of their most egregious acts to undermine environmental protections & the public voice." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno

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