NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Parks, outdoor groups celebrate strengthened air pollution standards as a win for people and parks Feb 2024 "These stronger standards will provide additional clean air protection for national parks, from Sequoia and Kings Canyon in California to Gateway Arch and Mammoth Cave National Parks in Missouri and Kentucky." —Ulla Reeves, Interim Director of NPCA's Clean Air Program
• Press Release Groups Urge AZ Governor to Close Uranium Mine in Newly Designated Grand Canyon National Monument Jan 2024 The mine, which began extracting uranium ore on January 8, is 7 miles south of Grand Canyon National Park and inside the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.
• Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Staffer Receiving 2024 Everglades Conservationist Award Jan 2024 “Marisa Carrozzo is a true champion for America’s Everglades and iconic Florida national parks. Her contributions to the environmental movement in the Sunshine State cannot be overstated." -- NPCA Sun Coast Regional Director Melissa Abdo
• Press Release Solar blueprint marks progress for public lands Jan 2024 "The west-wide solar plan opens a generational opportunity–and moral imperative–to move towards a clean energy future that also protects delicate ecosystems and wildlife that share our public lands." - Matt Kirby, NPCA’s Senior Energy and Landscape Conservation Director   
• Press Release Mount Rainier to welcome new pilot reservation system for 2024 Jan 2024 “A tip of a flat hat to the park rangers for responding to the calls of those who love Mount Rainier and want to protect it while enjoying it.” - Rob Smith, NPCA's Northwest Regional Director
• Press Release Wolves Return to Colorado Marking a Milestone for Wildlife Recovery Dec 2023 The homecoming of gray wolves to Colorado signifies a beacon of what is possible when we all commit to restoring our public lands.” -  Tracy Coppola, NPCA's Colorado Senior Program Manager
• Press Release Biden administration to Cadiz: Pipeline cannot be used for controversial water mining project Dec 2023 Decision sets up "intensive” federal environmental review of the controversial proposal
• Press Release Defending Chaco: New Mexico Conservation Groups Praise State's Decision to Extend Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing Dec 2023 Nearly 70,000 acres of state land surrounding Chaco Canyon will be protected from oil and gas leasing for the next 20 years.
• Press Release After a Summer of Chaos, Yosemite Brings Reservations Back Dec 2023 “Visitors to Yosemite, especially those from underrepresented communities, deserve a positive experience, not gridlock traffic" -- NPCA's Sierra Nevada Program Manager Mark Rose
• Press Release Massive Data Centers Approved to Tower Above Manassas National Battlefield Park Dec 2023 A data center complex is slated to take up more than 20 million square feet of space at the park's edge, the size of several Pentagons, obstructing the viewshed along the main trail at this Civil War battlefield.
• Press Release Park Advocates Applaud EPA's New Protections That Reduce Methane Pollution, Benefit Public Lands Dec 2023 "Tackling methane emissions as a key piece of the climate change problem is a crucial step towards preserving these cherished landscapes for future generations." — Natalie Levine, Interim Campaigns Director, Clean Air Program
• Press Release Parks Group Supports Park Service’s Much Needed Guidance on Wilderness Climbing Nov 2023 "The Park Service’s guidance is a critical step to reaffirm the Wilderness Act, while also providing opportunities for visitors to enjoy rock climbing in these beautiful, wild places." - Kristen Brengel, NPCA's Senior VP of Government Affairs
• Press Release NPCA Welcomes 2024 Reservation Systems in Popular National Parks, Calls for Permanent Solutions Nov 2023 "We applaud the National Park Service for advancing its bold and creative actions to protect natural and cultural resources and preserve high-quality visitor experiences" -- NPCA Senior Visitation Program Manager Cassidy Jones
• Press Release New Poll Shows United Support for National Park Wildlife Nov 2023 "This data reflects that Americans are united in actions to conserve – not threaten – these species" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
• Press Release New Report Examines Repercussions, Damage from Oil and Gas Testing in Big Cypress National Preserve Nov 2023 Industrial machinery tore through this wild landscape, razing hundreds of cypress trees and leaving miles of destroyed habitat in their wake.
• Press Release Parks Group Warns of Disastrous Impacts of Budget Cuts on America’s National Parks Nov 2023 "National parks drive our economy, generating billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in local communities across the country every year. Now is the time to invest more in our parks, not less." -- Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Rocky Mountain National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Award Oct 2023 Stephen T. Mather Award presented to former Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles. 
• Press Release NPCA and Yellowstone Bourbon Launch First of Its Kind Music Video Series Oct 2023 "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
• Press Release House Bill Aims to Restore Water Protections Gutted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision Oct 2023 “With communities today still living with unsafe drinking water and more than two-thirds of our national park waters already impaired, this Congressional action begins to restore long-fought protections for clean water." NPCA's Chad Lord
• Press Release Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife Oct 2023 "The Ambler Road to speculation is the last thing the people and wildlife of the Brooks Range need, and it is good see the Biden administration looking carefully at the actual costs of this bad idea" -- NPCA's Alex Johnson
• Press Release Parks Group Honors Subaru of America for Years-Long Commitment to Safeguarding America’s National Parks Oct 2023 The work that Subaru, NPCA and its partners have accomplished together will last for generations.
• Press Release Parks Group Urges Congress Not to Cut National Park Funding as Short-Term Agreement is Made to Avoid Shutdown Sep 2023 "Congress must hit reset and come to an agreement on a funding bill that invests more in our national parks, not less." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Parks Group Supports Interior’s Decision to Close National Parks if Congress Unable to Pass Funding Bill Sep 2023 "DOI's decision to close national parks is the only way to ensure the safety of park visitors and protection of our most treasured resources." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population Sep 2023 "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 
• Press Release Parks Group Raises Warning as Park Service Prepares for Shutdown with No Funding Deal in Sight Sep 2023 “As our country barrels towards a government shutdown, our national parks and park staff have no choice but to prepare for the worst-case scenario and that’s closing the parks." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
• Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal Sep 2023 "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation Sep 2023 The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources.
• Press Release Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Ghost Orchid Sep 2023 Without the federal protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act, the ghost orchid could very well become the next victim of our extinction crisis.
• Press Release Biden Administration Working Group Shares Recommendations to Protect Communities and Cherished Landscapes from Harmful Mining Sep 2023 "From Alaska’s Brooks Range to Florida’s Everglades, mining proposals near national parks continue to threaten drinking water, clean air, fragile wildlife habitat and surrounding communities." – Charlie Olsen, Climate Policy Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
• Press Release Last Oil and Gas Lease in the Badger-Two Medicine Retired Sep 2023 Blackfeet traditionalists and conservationists reach historic settlement agreement with leaseholder, ending 40-year struggle to prevent oil and gas drilling on public lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation.

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