NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Department of Interior Moves to Delist Grizzlies in and around Glacier National Park May 2018 Transparent process and sound science needed.
• Press Release Already Short-Staffed Park Service Asked to Support Border Patrol Security May 2018 This decision could have serious consequences for national parks already struggling with a reduction in staff.
• Press Release Elevating White Sands National Monument to National Park Benefits Local Economy May 2018 The re-designation would create New Mexico's second National Park, and could bring in millions of tourism revenue to local communities, according to new study.
• Press Release Congressman Rutherford, National Park Advocates Call on Congress to Fund Restoration Efforts at National Parks in Florida May 2018 National park advocates assess repair needs at Kingsley Plantation in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
• Press Release EPA Declares Regions Exceeding Ozone Limits: Areas Include More than 95 National Parks May 2018 EPA unveils what national parks are in areas that are not meeting the new, more protective ozone limit.
• Press Release Yellowstone® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Launches Program Supporting America’s National Parks May 2018 Brand partnership with National Parks Conservation Association to help preserve and protect our parks.
• Press Release Park Advocates Fire Back on Wyoming’s Grizzly Hunting Plan Apr 2018 More than 160 former National Park Service employees and over 22,000 Park Advocates call on Wyoming Governor Matt Mead to reject hunting proposal that threatens Grand Teton and Yellowstone grizzlies.
• Press Release Hundreds of Diverse Community Groups Call On Congress To Protect Public Lands During National Park Week Apr 2018 Coalition includes LGBT, labor, women’s, disability, civil rights, Hispanic, African-American, Asian-American and Native American voices.
• Press Release National Parks Group Launches Visual Protest on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt Apr 2018 As a visual protest to Wyoming's grizzly hunt proposal, the grizzly bears have vanished from NPCA's logo for National Park Week.
• 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 Science Confirms Cadiz Water Project Would Harm the Largest Spring in Mojave Trails National Monument Apr 2018 A peer-reviewed scientific study confirms the Cadiz Inc. water mining proposal would threaten the largest spring in California’s largest national monument, Mojave Trails in the Mojave Desert.
• Press Release Administration Moves to Weaken Park Air Protections Apr 2018 Directive looks to undermine air pollution rules for national parks.
• Press Release Administration Backs Off Massive Park Fee Hike Apr 2018 New proposal calls for smaller fee increases across Park Service.
• Press Release Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin Honored at Annual Salute to the Parks Celebration Apr 2018 The celebration will focus on people whose stories are told in our parks – and the people who protect those places.
• Press Release Proposed Legal Deal Leaves Water Quality, Protections for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Question Apr 2018 More information and public input needed to hold polluter accountable.
• Press Release National Parks Group Files Lawsuit to Defend Mojave Desert Parks, Wildlife and Water Apr 2018 NPCA's lawsuit against the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) challenges policy changes by the agencies that threaten Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Trails National Monument, wildlife and fragile desert water resources.
• Press Release Forest Service Review Echoes Calls to Protect Doorstep to Yellowstone Mar 2018 The U.S. Forest Service draft environmental review proposes a 20-year withdrawal of approximately 30,370 acres of public lands near Yellowstone National Park which have been targeted for new mining activities.
• Press Release North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Back on the Table, Says Zinke Mar 2018 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that a process to recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem will resume.
• Press Release Omnibus Proposal a Boost for National Parks Mar 2018 More funding for park repairs, wildfires.
• Press Release BLM Continues to Threaten National Parks with Inappropriate Oil and Gas Development Mar 2018 "Once again, this administration has chosen to ignore concerns raised by the public when making decisions on our public lands" - Jerry Otero, Southwest Energy Program Manager for National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Court Allows Weak Park Air Protection Rule to Stand Mar 2018 Decision protects rule exempting cleanup of outdated power plants.
• Press Release Introduction of Wolves is Right Move for Isle Royale Mar 2018 Park Service to bring more wolves to the park to save population.
• Press Release Wyoming Hunting Proposal Threatens Yellowstone and Grand Teton Grizzly Bears Mar 2018 Proposal threatens grizzly bears that make their homes in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and travel inside and outside of park borders.
• Press Release Proposal to Allow Commercial Rocket Launches Threatens Cumberland Island National Seashore Mar 2018 If this proposal moves forward, rockets would be launched over Cumberland Island National Seashore, putting park resources and visitors at risk.
• Press Release Senate Democrats Propose $5 Billion for Park Repairs Mar 2018 Infrastructure proposal includes investments in land acquisition, historic preservation
• Press Release BLM Postpones Lease Sale Near Chaco Culture National Historical Park Mar 2018 BLM to conduct additional review of energy development’s potential impacts on cultural site
• Press Release High Visitation, Low Funding and Staff Jeopardizing Parks Mar 2018 National park visitation nears 331 million in 2017.
• Press Release Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Off-road Vehicle Plan Ignores Threats to Park Resources Mar 2018 The National Park Service’s proposed special regulations for off-road vehicle management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area misses the mark, ignores park impacts.
• Press Release New York’s Elected Officials to Congress: Fix Our National Parks, Support Job Creation Feb 2018 Analysis demonstrates federal investment in deferred maintenance at parks could create or support 9,847 direct and indirect New York jobs.
• Press Release Administration Rolls Back Methane Waste Protections Feb 2018 Weakened methane waste rule puts public health, lands at risk.

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