The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jeff Merkley Ranking Member Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Simpson Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States House of Representatives Washington,
Coalition Joins Opposition to Oil and Gas Provisions in Budget Reconciliation
May 21, 2025 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and Members of the House, Our nation’s public lands are irreplaceable; they contain critical habitats and cultural resources while providing invaluable opportunities
Coalition Sends Letter in Support of Full Funding for National Heritage Areas
March 11, 2025 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jeff Merkley Ranking Member Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Simpson Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States House
Coalition Submits Comments on Draft Environmental Assessments and Findings for BLM New Mexico’s 2025 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL* ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD May 21, 2025 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Melanie Barnes State Director Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico (505) 954-2222 Project Contacts: Catherine Brewster cb*******@*lm.gov (505) 954-217 Cody McCullah cm*******@*lm.gov Allison Nelson ae******@*lm.gov Sarah Scott
Coalition Joins Comments on Proposed West Virginia Regional Haze Air Plan Approval
Michael Gordon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–2852 Electronic Filing via Regulations.gov Re: Comments on Proposed Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period, 90 Fed. Reg. 16,478 (Apr. 18, 2025) [Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR 2025–0174] The National Parks Conservation
Coalition Joins Comments Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
May 19, 2025 Federal eRulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov Docket: FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034 Re: Comments Regarding Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act: 90 Fed. Reg. 16102 (April 17, 2025) Dear Secretary Burgum and Secretary Lutnick: These comments are filed by Earthjustice on behalf of the sixty-six undersigned organizations. The undersigned organizations and their members work
Coalition Opposes Rescinding the Definition of Harm under the Endangered Species Act
Electronic Submission – No Hard Copy to Follow Submitted via – https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/17/2025-06746/rescinding-the-definition-of-harm-under-the-endangered-species-act May 19, 2025 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Subject: Document FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034-0001, Rescinding the Definition of Harm under the Endangered Species Act Dear Secretary Burgum and Secretary Lutnick: I am writing on
Coalition Comments on Draft EA and FONSI for 45,804 Acres in BLM’s Wyoming 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL May 15, 2025 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Project Contacts: Lindsay Abercrombie la**********@*lm.gov (307) 332-8429 Erik Norelius en******@*lm.gov (307) 775-6284 Allen
Coalition Joins Protest on N.M. Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD May 14, 2025 BLM New Mexico State Office Attention: State Director 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 Re: Q3 July 2025 Protest: Lease Parcels for the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management 2025 Third Quarter Competitive
Coalition Joins Scoping Comments on Parcels for the Wyoming BLM 2025 Fourth Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL May 9, 2025 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Project Contacts: Lindsay Abercrombie la**********@*lm.gov (307) 332-8429 Erik Norelius en******@*lm.gov (307) 775-6284 Allen
Former NPS Directors and Leaders to Burgum: Ensure the Protection of our National Parks
May 8, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC, 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: As former senior leaders of the National Park Service (NPS), we are writing to express our concerns about Secretarial Order 3426, which states that, “that all park units remain open and accessible to
Coalition Opposed to Ambler Road Provisions In Budget Reconciliation Bill
May 6, 2025 The Honorable Bruce Westerman Chairman Committee on Natural Resources Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jared Huffman Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman: I am writing to you today on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, a non-profit organization
Coalition Supports the New Mexico Environmental Department’s proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan
Archaeology Southwest * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Conservation Voters New Mexico * EarthKeepers 360 *Great Old Broads for Wilderness National Parks Conservation Association * New Mexico and El Paso Interfaith Power and Light New Mexico Wild * Rio Grande Indivisible, NM * Rocky Mountain Wild * Sierra Club, Rio Grande Chapter * The
Coalition Signs on in Opposition to Harmful Provisions Targeting the Arctic in Reconciliation Bill
Dear House Natural Resources Committee Chair Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman CC: Members of the House Natural Resources Committee For decades, the Arctic has been threatened by industry attempts to sacrifice clean air and water, lands, and wildlife for the benefit of oil and gas corporations. The catastrophically harmful language in this bill around the
Coalition to Sec. Burgum: Uphold Roosevelt’s “Conservation Ethic” and Defer Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt NP
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW April 28, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 Subject: Proposed oil and gas leasing on BLM lands adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt National Park Dear Secretary Burgum: I am writing to you today on behalf of the
Letter to Secretary Burgum on Concerns Over Transparency and Military at Big Bend NP
April 3, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: We are writing to you today with a sense of urgency on behalf of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of National Park Rangers. Our organizations offer
Coalition Comments on Parcels Under Consideration for Inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Fourth Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted on-line via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2036978/595/8021033/comment April 1, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Re: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Fourth Quarter (October) Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0003-EA) To
Coalition Comments on NPS Proposed Rule on Powered Micromobility Devices
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted on-line at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2024-31578/powered- micromobility-devices#open-comment March 17, 2025 Jay Calhoun National Park Service Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction and Special Park Uses MS-2472 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Subject: NPS Proposed Rule on Powered Micromobility Devices, (RIN) 1024-AE79 Dear Mr. Calhoun: I am writing on behalf
Coalition Joins Protest on Expansion of Domestic Mining on Public Lands
March 12, 2025 Dear Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide, the undersigned organizations write regarding the expansion of domestic mining on public lands and to share our concerns with the erosion of vital guardrails being proposed
The Coalition and Association of National Park Rangers Protest Termination of Probationary NPS Employees
The Honorable Jessica Bowron Acting Director National Park Service SENT VIA EMAIL Dear Acting NPS Director Bowron, As the CEOs of our respective non-profit organizations, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of National Park Rangers, we have been closely following the recent decision to terminate probationary employees from the NPS. Our
Coalition Joins 495 Groups Protesting Recent Mass Firing of Federal Employees Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service and the National Park Service
February 28, 2025 United States Senators and Representatives, On behalf of our members, supporters, and volunteer stewards, we write with significant concerns regarding the recent mass firing of federal employees still within their probationary periods, particularly those individuals who had been employed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),
Coalition Comments on Parcels for Inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Third Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale
February 28, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Scoping comments on parcels under consideration for inclusion in the BLM Montana-Dakotas 2025 Third Quarter (September) Oil and Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2025-0001-EA) To whom it may concern: Thank you for the opportunity to submit these
Coalition Joins Over 260 Groups in Opposition to House Budget Resolution
United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 February 24, 2025 Dear Representatives, As you prepare to take up a budget resolution as the first step in the reconciliation process, our organizations from the democracy, good government, labor, immigration, energy, environment, tax, budget, health, gender justice, human needs and other sectors representing millions of people
Coalition Supports Maryland Bill HB-741 – Phase-Out Lead Ammunition
February 19, 2025 The Honorable Marc Korman, Chair Environment & Transportation Committee 250 Taylor House Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Re: HB 741 – Hunting – Nonlead Ammunition, et al., FAVORABLE Dear Chairman Korman, Vice Chair Boyce and Members of the Committee: Thank you for this opportunity to weigh in on this important issue on behalf
Coalition Supports EPA’s Proposed Disapproval of West Virginia’s Regional Haze Plan
Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) * Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Appalachian Mountain Advocates * Appalachian Voices * Breathe Project Carnegie Mellon University, CREATE Lab * Center for Coalfield Justice Christians For The Mountains * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Eight Rivers Council * Elks Run Watershed Group Greenbrier River Watershed Association, Inc. * National