Prince William County Board of Supervisors 1 County Complex Ct. Prince William, VA 22192 Chair Jefferson, Vice Chair Angry, and Supervisors Bailey, Boddye, Gordy, Vega, Stewart, and LaCroix: We, the undersigned fifteen nonprofit community and environmental conservation organizations, write to you today in firm opposition to CPA2026-00005, Quantico Ridge (formally Potomac Technology Park). This CPA
Groups Urge Alaska DNR to Reject Flawed Johnson Tract Mine Reclamation Plan
May 4, 2026 William Groom Division of Mining, Land & Water Alaska Department of Natural Resources 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 wi***********@****ka.gov dn**********************@****ka.gov RE: Johnson Tract Project Reclamation Plan Approval Amendment #1 (A20243253RPA.01) – Proposed Reclamation for the Portal Closure, Dewatering Pipeline, and Rapid Infiltration Basin (RIB) Synopsis: A coalition of Alaska Native Tribes,
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Oil and Gas Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Maah Daah Hey Trail
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks National Parks Conservation Association Badlands Conservation Alliance Dakota Resource Council May 5, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas
Coalition and NPCA Oppose Proposed RIF Rule Threatening National Park Service Employees
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted online via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2025-0107-0001 Subject: Reduction in Force May 4, 2026 We are writing on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), an organization which represents over 5,000 current, former, and retired employees and volunteers of the National Park Service, and the National Parks
Conservation Groups Urge Congress to Reject AI Data Center Funding Provisions in EPA and DOI Budgets
The Honorable Susan Collins Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Capitol S-128 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chair Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives The Capitol H-307 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Patty Murray Vice Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Capitol S-128 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable
Coalition Urges EPA to Fully Approve Hawaiʻi’s Regional Haze Plan to Protect National Park Air and Views
Comments Submitted via regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-R09-OAR-2025-0152-0001 April 20, 2026 Michael Dorantes Geographic Strategies and Modeling Section EPA Region IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 do**************@*pa.gov Subject: Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Partially Disapprove and Partially Approve Hawaiʻi’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Revision for the Second Implementation Period Dear Mr. Dorantes: We are writing
BLM New Mexico Q2 2026 Lease Sale Protest Challenges 74 Parcels Across New Mexico and Texas
April 20, 2026 This filing challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s Q2 2026 lease sale decisions for New Mexico, arguing that the agency’s Final EA, ROD, and FONSI do not satisfy NEPA and other environmental law requirements and that leasing should be deferred pending a more comprehensive review of cumulative impacts and alternatives. Submitted
BLM Q2 2026 Lease Sale Protest Targets Wyoming Oil and Gas Parcels
April 20, 2026 This 252-page protest letter, submitted by the Western Environmental Law Center and allied conservation groups, asks the Bureau of Land Management to halt the New Mexico and Wyoming Q2 2026 oil and gas lease sales covering more than 180 parcels. It argues that BLM’s environmental review is legally inadequate under NEPA, FLPMA,
Former Voyageurs Superintendents Urge Senate to Reject H.J. Res. 140 and Protect Park Waters
The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Dear Leaders Thune and Schumer, As former superintendents of Voyageurs National Park, we had the privilege—and the responsibility—of protecting one of the most water-rich landscapes in the United States. Our mission was simple in principle but
Coalition Opposes Proposed Alaska National Preserve Hunting Rule
Synopsis On April 9, 2026, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks submitted formal comments opposing the National Park Service’s proposed rule on hunting and trapping in Alaska national preserves. The Coalition, which says it represents more than 5,000 current, former, and retired National Park Service employees and volunteers with over 60,000 years of combined
Protect Our Parks: Fund the National Park Service and Restore Lost Staff
April 2, 2026 Dear Members of Congress, We, the members of the National Parks Second Century Action Coalition, urge a modest funding increase for the National Park Service in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriation bill to address the significant staffing losses and related operational and infrastructure shortfalls in national
Scoping Comments Urge BLM to Rethink New Mexico’s Q3 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS NEW MEXICO WILD The Wilderness Society, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, and New Mexico Wild are urging the Bureau of Land Management to take a far more rigorous look at its proposed New Mexico 2026 Third Quarter oil and gas lease sale. Their comments argue
Conservation Groups Protest Montana-Dakotas Q2 2026 Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale
A coalition of environmental and park-protection organizations is urging the Bureau of Land Management to defer all 23 parcels in the proposed Montana-Dakotas Q2 2026 oil and gas lease sale until the agency completes a far more comprehensive environmental review. The Western Environmental Law Center, joined by the Center for Biological Diversity, Coalition to Protect
Coalition Urges OPM to Reject Politicized Federal Employee Performance Rule
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted online via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2025-0273-0001 Subject: Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees (3206-AP06) March 20, 2026 Dear Noah Peters, I am writing on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Reject Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Reject Oklahoma Regional Haze Plan The National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks have submitted comments opposing EPA’s proposed approval of Oklahoma’s 2022 Regional Haze State Implementation Plan. The groups argue that the plan fails to require meaningful new pollution controls, even though
125 Groups to Congress: Reject CRA Resolutions That Threaten Grand Staircase–Escalante
The Honorable John Thune Senate Majority Leader The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Minority Leader The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader RE: Please Oppose Attacks on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument through the use of the Congressional Review Act (S.J.Res.109/H.J.Res.151) Dear Senators and Members of Congress, On behalf
National Conservation Organizations Urge Mariposa County to Reject Development Near Yosemite
March 5, 2026 Mariposa County Planning Department PO Box 2039 Mariposa, CA 95338 Submitted via email to pl**********@************ty.gov Dear Mariposa County Planning Department, On behalf of National Parks Conservation Association, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and National Wildlife Federation, we submit the following comments regarding Camp Yosemite LLC’s Formal Housing Development Project Application
Conservation Groups Protest BLM Utah Oil & Gas Lease Sale Over Threats to Old Spanish Trail
Synopsis: Protest of BLM Utah 2026 First Quarter Oil & Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment On February 24, 2026, a coalition of conservation organizations and trail advocates submitted a formal protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Utah 2026 First Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0001-EA).
Coalition Urges Public Review and Historic Preservation Safeguards for Proposed White House Ballroom Expansion
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW February 27, 2026 National Capital Planning Commission Subject: White House Modernization Project The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) represents nearly 5,000 members with more than 50,000 years of national park management and stewardship experience. The Coalition studies, educates, speaks, and acts for the preservation of
Coalition Urges Careful Review of White House Modernization Plans to Protect Historic Integrity
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW February 18, 2026 U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Subject: White House Modernization Project(s) The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) represents nearly 5,000 members with more than 45,000 years of national park management experience. The Coalition studies, educates, speaks, and acts for the preservation of America’s
Protect California’s Coast—No New Offshore Drilling
The Environmental Defense Center (EDC), joined by dozens of environmental, community, and conservation organizations, submitted formal comments opposing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program. The letter explains that the proposed program is premature, legally flawed, and environmentally reckless—particularly its inclusion of offshore California.
144 Organizations Urge Interior Department to Reject Massive Offshore Drilling Expansion
January 23, 2025 Ms. Kelly Hammerle Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (VAM–LD) U.S. Department of Interior 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166-9216 RE: Opposition to New Lease Sales in the Draft Proposed National OCS Oil & Gas Leasing Program from 144 Non-profit organizations (Docket No. BOEM-2025-0483) Dear Secretary Burgum, On behalf of our millions of
Oil & Gas Leasing Threatens Old Spanish National Historic Trail in Utah
A coalition of conservation and public lands organizations is urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw portions of its proposed Utah 2026 Second Quarter oil and gas lease sale, warning that dozens of lease parcels would harm the Old Spanish National Historic Trail (OSNHT)—a congressionally designated national historic trail protected under federal law.
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Halt Utah Oil & Gas Lease Sale
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARK ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY A coalition of conservation organizations is calling on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to stop the Utah 2026 Quarter 2 oil and gas lease sale, warning it would open more than 54,000 acres across
88 Conservation Groups Warn ESA Rollbacks Would Weaken Protections and Push Birds Closer to Extinction
US Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries 1315 East-West Highway, 14th Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910 19 December 2025 Subject: Conservation Groups Oppose Rules which would Weaken Endangered Species Act Attn: Docket Nos. FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0029, FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0039, FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0044, FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0048 On behalf of