October 22, 2026 Katherine Quinlan NC Division of Air Quality 1641 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641 da****************@****nc.gov Electronic Filing via Email to da****************@****nc.gov (Subject: NC RH SIP) Re: Comments on the Proposed Supplement to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for North Carolina Class I Areas for the Second Planning Period (2019–2028) Dear
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45 Organizations Urge National Park Service to Reject Cumberland Island Land Exchanges
Jessica Bowron Comptroller, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Darrell Echols Acting Regional Director National Park Service, Region 2 100 Alabama Street SW 1924 Building Atlanta, GA 30303 Melissa Trenchik Superintendent Cumberland Island National Seashore National Park Service 101 Wheeler Street St. Marys, GA
Conservation Groups Oppose Proposed Cumberland Island Land Exchanges
Melissa Trenchik Superintendent Cumberland Island National Seashore National Park Service 101 Wheeler Street St. Marys, GA 31558 October 15, 2026 RE: Comments on the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Voluntary Land Exchanges at Cumberland Island National Seashore (PEPC Project No. 124458) Dear Superintendent Trenchik, Defenders of Wildlife respectfully submits these comments on the National
Coalition Opposes Proposed Eagle Take Permit at Valles Caldera National Preserve
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Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks and Keep Big Bend WIld Urge DHS To Extend Border Wall Construction Pause At Big Bend National Park
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Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Sensitive Parcels in 2027 Montana–Dakotas Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY * MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION * COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * WILD MONTANA September 24, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Jerry Davis Acting State Director Montana/Dakotas State Office 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Project Contacts: Hattie Payne hp****@*lm.gov (701) 227-7780 Re: Scoping Comments on Parcels for the
Scoping Comments on Nevada’s First Quarter 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
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New York Times: Gold Statues and Staff Cuts: How Trump Has Disrupted America’s Parks
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NBC News – Great Americans: A conversation with the first female superintendent of Mt. Rushmore, Cheryl Schreier
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KUER: Utah national parks have a $350M maintenance backlog. The Trump admin isn’t helping.
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Trump Administration Urged to Halt Yosemite Land Transfer to Private Developer
September 15, 2026 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: Reject the Transfer of Yosemite National Park Land to Kingsbarn Realty Capital Dear Secretary Burgum, On behalf of our more than 150 organizations and millions of members and supporters, we urge
Mansions Proposal Threatens National Park in Georgia
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Coalition Board Member Discusses Proposed Yosemite Land Deal on ABC News
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Conservation Groups Call for Public Hearing on Proposed Cumberland Island Land Exchanges
Darrell Echols Acting Director National Park Service, Region 2 100 Alabama Street SW 1924 Building Atlanta, GA 30303 September 9, 2026 Re: Request for Public Hearing Pursuant to 54 U.S.C. § 102901(b)(3) Regarding Proposed Cumberland Island National Seashore Land Exchanges Dear Acting Regional Director Echols, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our members, we
NOTUS: Trump Is Quietly Planning to Majorly Change How National Parks Are Run
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Member Op-Ed: California’s wild forests need protection — not more roads
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GearJunkie: DOGE Directive Spurs Proposed Changes to National Park E-Bike Rules
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WLRN: Could another shake-up be coming for national parks? Former superintendents are worried
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KQED: ‘Yosemite Is Not for Sale’: California Officials Oppose Land-Swap Deal
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USA Today: A piece of Yosemite could be privatized: What that means for visitors
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Yosemite land swap could face legal roadblocks
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