NPCA Press Releases

• Press Release Amache Japanese American incarceration site on verge of becoming national park site Feb 2022 Unanimous Senate and House passage puts preservation campaign waged by survivors, descendants and advocates near completion
• Press Release $1B Investment in Toxic Pollution Clean-up a ‘Game-Changer’ for Great Lakes, Parks and Communities Feb 2022 Cleaning up this corridor, which extends for 100 miles through northern Ohio and Cuyahoga Valley National Park, will be good for the people and wildlife that visit and call this area home.
• Press Release Parks Group Welcomes Bill To Create Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Mojave Desert Feb 2022 Bill introduced in Congress would protect nearly 450,000 acres in Nevada that are sacred to tribes and provide important habitat for native wildlife
• Press Release National Parks Continue to Set Visitation Records but Remain Underfunded and Understaffed Feb 2022 The 2021 visitation report continues to prove what we have long known to be true - America’s beloved national parks are popular. At odds with this steady surge in visitation is an alarming decline in park staffing.
• Press Release A Win for Wolves and National Parks Feb 2022 Today’s court ruling restores federal protections for gray wolves in 44 states, including those roaming in North Cascades, Lassen and other national parks.  NPCA and partners were plaintiffs in the case. 
• Press Release Court Upholds Ventura County Ordinances to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity Feb 2022 Habitat connectivity is crucial for the survival of mountain lions, gray foxes, California red-legged frogs and other wildlife in and around Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area.
• Press Release The Day of Remembrance Marks Need for Continued Japanese American Incarceration Site Protections Feb 2022 Conservation group advocates for further protections to honor survivors and descendants’ experiences.
• Press Release Thirty-nine States Failed to Submit Pollution Reduction Plans to the Environmental Protection Agency Feb 2022 Environmental organizations file notice of intent to sue the EPA to hold states accountable.
• Press Release Montana Commission Agrees to Season Closure, Yet Continues Wolf Hunt Near Yellowstone Jan 2022 20 wolves have been killed in areas just outside of Yellowstone's northern boundary so far this hunting season and the park's wolf population has dropped by 30%. 
• Press Release Parks Group Files Amicus Brief in West Virginia v EPA case Jan 2022 Controversial Supreme Court case threatens to dismantle government’s ability to combat climate change, the biggest threat to national parks
• Press Release Conservationists Aim to Protect Famed Ghost Orchids Under Endangered Species Act Jan 2022 Poaching, climate change, loss and modification of habitat and direct threats to the ecosystem — even in protected areas like Big Cypress National Preserve — could spell disaster for the species.
• Press Release Biden Administration Announces Delayed Response to Ambler Mining Road Lawsuits Jan 2022 "The administration should reject the road permits and take a stand against the foreign mining corporations pushing for a private driveway through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve” -- NPCA's Alex Johnson   
• Press Release British Columbia Reclaims Mining Rights For Upper Skagit Watershed Jan 2022 Decision will protect important waterways within North Cascades National Park and beyond
• Press Release Parks Group Celebrates Historic Investment in Everglades National Park, Restoration Efforts Jan 2022 "Today is a triumph for one of America's oldest, wildest national parks and we are grateful to see it." -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
• Press Release EPA Decision to Reject Backtracking on 2014 Pollution Controls for Wyoming Coal Plant Will Have Significant Public Health and Air Quality Benefits Jan 2022 National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club and Powder River Basin Resource Council support the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed halt to the weak Jim Bridger Power Plant plan that does not meet the Clean Air Act requirements.
• Press Release Parks Group Mourns Dr. Tom Lovejoy, Conservationist and Friend Dec 2021 Tom viewed parks and protected areas as essential components of a sustainable future. Not just for fauna and flora, but for humanity.
• Press Release FAA Greenlights Construction of Dangerous Spaceport at Cumberland Island Dec 2021 "Building Camden Spaceport is unacceptable and opens the door to further destruction." -- NPCA's Emily Jones
• Press Release Con la aprobación de la Cámara, la histórica Escuela Blackwell está aún más cerca del estatus de parque nacional Dec 2021 Los relatos acerca de las dificultades que enfrentaron los estudiantes latinos en Blackwell así como su capacidad de sobreponerse frente a la discriminación nos enseñan sobre el pasado, el presente y el futuro de los Estados Unidos. 
• Press Release With House Passage, Historic Blackwell School Even Closer to National Park Status Dec 2021 The National Parks Conservation Association and Blackwell School Alliance are leading a grassroots campaign for a park that will honor the stories of Latino students and their families, centered around a former segregated school in West Texas.
• Press Release Florida Fisherman and Park Champion to Receive National Award Dec 2021 Dr. Marty Arostegui's work protecting this national treasure will have lasting impacts for our country and future generations of divers, fishers, boaters, and other national park visitors.
• Press Release Biden Administration Defends Desert Water, Sacred Lands and Wildlife from Cadiz Mining Proposal Dec 2021 Administration moves to invalidate key permit for controversial Cadiz pipeline rushed through in final days of the previous administration
• Press Release Park group welcomes Interior report on oil and gas program Nov 2021 Report acknowledges significant flaws in existing oil and gas program and proposes sensible reforms
• Press Release NPCA Celebrates Confirmation of Chuck Sams as National Park Service Director Nov 2021 “It is an honor to welcome Chuck Sams as National Park Service Director and recognize the significance of the first Indigenous leader in the agency’s 105-year history" -- NPCA CEO Theresa Pierno 
• Press Release Building Parks Back Better is Within Arm’s Reach Nov 2021 The House of Representatives has voted for historic investments addressing climate change in national parks.
• Press Release Clean Water for Parks and Communities Restored Nov 2021 "Our fight isn't over and NPCA will continue to push agencies to replace and improve this rule with one that is legal and supports sound science and common sense." NPCA's Chad Lord
• Press Release Blackwell One Step Closer to Becoming National Park Site Nov 2021 The experiences, hardships and triumphs of Mexican American students at this segregated school in West Texas have so much to teach us.
• Press Release Amache National Historic Site Act Passes Senate Committee, Heads To Full Senate Consideration Nov 2021 Japanese American survivors and descendants of the Amache Incarceration site are one step closer today to preserving the area into a national park site.
• Press Release Colorado Could Lead Nation in Fighting Air Pollution, But Isn’t Nov 2021 National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice call for improvements on Colorado’s regional haze plan to better protect air quality and public health.
• Press Release Biden administration announces new protections for sacred Chaco Canyon landscape Nov 2021 New protections will prohibit new oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
• Press Release Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Address California’s San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Crisis Nov 2021 Suit challenges EPA’s failure to develop a federal plan to address PM-2.5 pollution in the San Joaquin Valley

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