NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Made in America: New Report Finds National Parks at a Tipping Point Leading Into Super Committee Deadline Nov 2011 National Parks Group Urges the Need for Wise Investments to Support Jobs and Communities Nationwide
• Press Release Clean Air Groups Announce Court Settlement Requiring Haze Cleanup Action for 43 States Nov 2011 Agreement will force action toward cleaner air and clearer skies in National Parks
• Press Release Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park in New Jersey Makes #397 Nov 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Northeast Regional Director Alexander Brash
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating 396th National Park Site at Fort Monroe in Virginia Nov 2011 Obama's first Antiquities Act designation will help protect America's Heritage
• Press Release Future of Blue Ridge Parkway to Be Determined by Park's First General Management Plan Oct 2011 Four public meetings scheduled to help guide resource management at the park for next twenty years
• Press Release National Parks Group Applauds Unprecedented Effort to Revitalize Gateway National Recreation Area Oct 2011 New York City Mayor Bloomberg and Interior Secretary Salazar create partnership to enhance visitor experience at Gateway in New York City
• Press Release New Report Shows NPS Management of Valles Caldera Would Result in Better Protection of Site, Increased Economic Benefits for Local Communities and New Mexico Oct 2011 Statement by NPCA Senior Southwest Regional Director David Nimkin
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Files Suit Against Park Service for Failure to Protect Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida Oct 2011 General Management Plan limits protection of Florida Panther habitat in Addition Lands
• Press Release Ozone Levels in National Parks Continue to Increase, Parks Group Asks Congress Not to Strip Out Protections Against the Dangerous Pollutant Sep 2011 With ozone exceedances already at a three-year high, two pieces of legislation threaten to rollback important protections against unhealthy emissions known to cause premature death, asthma attacks, pulmonary problems and various other respiratory ailments
• Press Release Parks Group Opposes Efforts to Dismantle Antiquities Act Sep 2011 Proposed bills would diminish the President’s authority to protect public lands
• Press Release Clean Air Advocates Applaud EPA's Decision in North Dakota to Require Proven, Cost-Effective Systems for Reducing Pollution at Antiquated Coal-Fired Plants Sep 2011 New systems at the Leland Olds and MR Young plants will significantly lessen the nearly $500 million burden in air pollution regional health care costs each year
• Press Release More than 105,000 Americans tell Congress to stop cutting critical funding for our national parks Aug 2011 NPCA's National Park Protection Project surpasses goal of 100,000 petition signers
• Press Release Proposed Manhattan Project National Historical Park Would Help U.S. Remember and Learn From History Aug 2011 Three sites are proposed for park to interpret and facilitate discussion surrounding the complex stories of the Manhattan Project and the resulting impacts of atomic power and nuclear technology
• Press Release New Report Shows America's National Parks Are in Jeopardy Jun 2011 National Parks Conservation Association Says Obama Administration Must Address Threats Facing National Parks and Develop Comprehensive Long Term Plan for Parks
• Press Release New Report Offers Recommendations for Revitalizing Floyd Bennett Field and Gateway National Recreation Area Jun 2011 Senator Schumer and Congressman Weiner presented with report by Floyd Bennett Field Blue Ribbon Panel to make Gateway America’s iconic urban national park
• Press Release National Parks Group Hosts College Students from Great Lakes' States at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to Restore Wetlands Jun 2011 Students gather for workshop on restoring wetlands
• Press Release National Parks Group Supports Environmental Impact Study to Identify Harmful Impacts Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing May 2011 We must ensure natural gas development does not come at the expense of our national parks and the health of park visitors
• Press Release National Parks Group Voices Support for North Fork Watershed Protection Act May 2011 Statement by Michael Jamison NPCA Crown of the Continent Program Manager
• Press Release National Parks Conservation Association Applauds Walmart's Decision to Protect Wilderness Battlefield May 2011 Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Gather on Capitol Hill to Discuss Challenges Facing America's Great Waters May 2011 America’s Great Waters Coalition met with decision makers about the challenges facing the nation’s 19 Great Waters
• Press Release New Colorado River Study Finds Water Uses Impair the Health of National Parks in the Southwest Apr 2011 NPCA report finds alterations to natural water flows damage national parks
• Press Release Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant Units Offline Apr 2011 Southeastern U.S. Takes Huge Step to Slash Air Pollution Thanks to Pressure from Environmental Groups, State and Federal Officials
• Press Release The New York / New Jersey Harbor Joins America's Great Waters Coalition to Advocate for Restoration Needs Apr 2011 Part of nine new Great Waters designations for World Water Day
• Press Release Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Eagle Mountain Landfill Case, Helps Protect Joshua Tree National Park Mar 2011 Refusal to hear appeal from Kaiser Ventures LLC is a major win for Joshua Tree National Park
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Designates Nine New Waterways to Advocate for Restoration Needs Mar 2011 Adequate funding for restoration projects will help meet challenges facing our Great Waters
• Press Release Groups Successful in Raising Concerns with Proposed FPL New Nuclear Reactors in Florida Mar 2011 Citizens and public interest groups block building of two new nuclear reactors near Biscayne Bay
• Press Release America's Great Waters Coalition Urges Senate to Reject Cuts to Clean Water Programs Mar 2011 A national coalition of conservation organizations, America’s Great Waters Coalition, today urges the U.S. Senate to reject cuts to clean water programs in a U.S. House-passed Continuing Resolution that will significantly reduce protections for America’s Great Waters.
• Press Release Everglades National Park Protected by Court Decision to Prevent Expansion of Urban Development Boundary Mar 2011 After lengthy appeal process, the state of Florida denies Lowe's Land Use Change to build outside of Urban Development Boundary
• Press Release Salazar Visits Everglades to Break Ground on Restoration Project Feb 2011 America's Great Outdoors report supports large restoration projects that can serve as models for smaller restoration efforts
• Press Release Salazar Visits New York City to Discuss Role of Urban Parks in America's Great Outdoors Feb 2011 Statement by NPCA Northeast Senior Program Manager Oliver Spellman

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