May 23, 2026 Bureau of Land Management BLM Utah Lease Sales To whom it may concern: The following signators, and noted related organizations, hereby submit this protest to the DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0003-EA – BLM Utah 2026 Second Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment: John W. Hiscock Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Public
Coalition Urges Full Public Review of Proposed Monumental Arch Near Arlington National Cemetery
May 21, 2026 Mr. William Scharf Chair, National Capital Planning Commission 401 9th Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 Subject: Comments on the Proposed Monumental Arch, Memorial Circle, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Columbia Island Dear Chairman Scharf, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition) is
Former Big Bend National Park Leaders Urge DHS to Reject Border Wall Waiver
May 21, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin, Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security 1880 2nd Street Southwest Washington, DC 20024 Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to you today as former superintendents and a former deputy superintendent of Big Bend National Park, with 259 collective years of National Park Service (NPS) experience, to
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Reconsider New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY * NEW MEXICO WILD * COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NEW MEXICO WILDLIFE FEDERATION * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD Cody Mccullah cm*******@*lm.gov May 15, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Sheila Hutcherson, New Mexico Associate State Director U.S. Bureau of Land Management 301 Dinosaur Trail Santa Fe, NM 87508 Project Contacts: Audrey Jennings
National Parks Experts Urge Congress To Press Burgum On Staffing, Censorship, and Funding At Upcoming Hearing
National Parks Experts Urge Congress To Press Burgum On Staffing, Censorship, and Funding At Upcoming Hearing For Immediate Release: Monday, May 11, 2026 Contact: Sam Nurick | sa*@***************es.com On Wednesday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will testify before the House Natural Resources Committee. In advance of the hearing, experts from the Coalition to Protect America’s National
The Year of Doing Less with Less
The Year of Doing Less with Less At the National Park Service, landscape architects are facing brutal cuts and what they consider affronts to the agency’s mission. MAY 6, 2026 / By BRADFORD MCKEE/ FROM THE MAY 2026 ISSUE Landscape architects may have been instrumental in creating and guiding the National Park Service over the
Opposition to Quantico Ridge Comprehensive Plan and Data Center Development Near Prince William Forest Park
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
Member Op-Ed: Ensuring Colorado’s furbearer policies are science-based
Ensuring Colorado’s furbearer policies are science-based May 6, 2026 By Dr. ELAINE LESLIE It’s a sad fact that the kit fox has disappeared from our state. What’s even more concerning is that Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has made no course corrections from this avoidable tragedy. And so, the agency continues down this same path
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
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Montana-Dakotas and Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sales
May 4, 2026 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attn: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Synopsis: A coalition of conservation and public lands organizations submitted scoping comments urging the Bureau of
Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Montana-Dakotas Oil and Gas Lease Sale Pending Full Environmental Review
May 8, 2026 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attn: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Re: Draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”) Comments for the Montana-Dakotas Q3 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Parcel Sales (DOI-BLM-MT-0000- 2026-0001-EA) The Western Environmental Law Center, along with along with the Center for
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
National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts
National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts By Justine McDaniel, LA Times Staff Writer April 26, 2026 The Trump administration proposed cutting nearly 3,000 more positions in its 2027 budget. Lower staffing has prompted worry about parks’ capacity for emergency response, protection of the natural landscape and custodial maintenance. WASHINGTON — When
Conservation Groups Urge NPS to Reject Alaska Hunting and Trapping Rule
Alaska Wilderness League * Alaska Wildlife Alliance * Center for Biological Diversity * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks * Defenders of Wildlife * Denali Citizens Council* National Parks Conservation Association * Wilderness Watch Re: National Park Service Proposed Rule Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves, Docket No. (NPS-2026-0034) RIN (1024–AE96) A coalition of
Conservation Organizations Protest Gas and Oil Sites Near National Park
Conservation organizations protest gas and oil sites near national park Three conservation organizations have issues with parcels the Bureau of Land Management has proposed to lease near Theodore Roosevelt National Park. By Dorvall Bedford April 23, 2026 at 3:50 PM DICKINSON — Three environmental conservation organizations are protesting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after
NPT: Latest U.S. Customs And Border Protection Map Returns Border Wall To Big Bend
Latest U.S. Customs And Border Protection Map Returns Border Wall To Big Bend By Kurt Repanshek April 22, 2026 New mapping from U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicates the agency has returned to planning for a physical border wall in parts of Big Bend National Park in Texas despite strong opposition from local communities. The
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
Coalition On Congress Opening Up One Of America’s Most Treasured Landscapes To Mining: “We Will Be Living With The Consequences Of This For Generations
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 16, 2026 Contact: Doug Gordon | do**@***************es.com Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks On Congress Opening Up One Of America’s Most Treasured Landscapes To Mining: “We Will Be Living With The Consequences Of This For Generations” Emily Thompson, Executive Director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, released the
NPT: Concern Raised Over Length Of Public Comment Periods
Concern Raised Over Length Of Public Comment Periods By Kurt Repanshek, April 12, 2026 National park advocacy groups have expressed concerns over the shifting time periods for public comment on management issues, saying that in the past the public had more time to comment on planning documents. The concern arises in part over the
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
Groups Urge Interior Department to Keep Chaco Protections in Place
Archaeology Southwest* Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks*Conservation Lands Foundation*Continental Divide Trail Coalition*Earth Keepers 360*Environment New Mexico*Gila Resources Information Project*GreenLatinos*Heart of the Gila*National Parks Conservation Association*Native Land Institute*Natural Resources Defense Council*New Mexico Wild*New Mexico Wildlife Federation*Partnership for Responsible Business*Sovereign Energy* The Wilderness Society April 7, 2026 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Max Wiegmann & Sarah Scott Bureau
Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks: President’s Budget Will Make Crisis At Our National Parks Far Worse
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2026 Contact: Doug Gordon | do**@***************es.com Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks: President’s Budget Will Make Crisis At Our National Parks Far Worse Congress Should Reject These Deep Cuts To National Park Service Today, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, an organization made up of more than