Washington, DC – Today, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks filed a joint amicus brief, accompanied by a motion for leave to file such brief, in a pivotal legal challenge intended to protect Wilderness Battlefield, an area of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National
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 Joins 247 Organizations Opposing Bills Which Would Effectively Repeal the Antiquities Act of 1906
RE: Oppose S.220/H.R.521, which would effectively repeal the Antiquities Act of 1906 Dear Senators and Members of Congress, On behalf of the 247 undersigned organizations and our millions of members across the country, we write to strongly urge you to OPPOSE any legislative attempts to repeal or undermine the Antiquities Act, including S.220/H.R.521 recently introduced
USA Today: How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits
How National Park Service layoffs could stretch some parks to their limits By Eve Chen National parks have not been spared in the wave of federal government layoffs, and that could impact park visits heading into their busy season. “We could be putting several park units in very bad, sticky situations where they can’t manage
NPT: One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming
UPDATE | One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming By Kurt Repanshek February 14, 2025 Editor’s note: This updates with additional comment from a recently retired National Park Service division chief, a union official, and New Mexico’s congressional delegation. This is a developing story, be sure to check back for more updates. One-thousand
Coalition Joins Comments on Draft Environmental Plans to Protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks Western Watersheds Project Basin and Range Watch and John W. Hiscock February 13, 2025 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District Las Vegas Field Office 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89130 Comments – Draft Environmental Impact Statement
SFGATE.com: U.S. senators issue dire warning for national parks
U.S. senators issue dire warning for national parks By Ashley Harrell, National Parks Bureau Chief Feb 7, 2025 Twenty-two democratic and independent U.S. senators sent a letter Friday morning to newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum imploring him to reconsider drastic measures taken by the Trump administration to reduce the workforce of
Coalition Supports Letter Sent to Secretary Burgum on NPS Staffing Concerns
Coalition Supports Letter Sent to Secretary Burgum on NPS Staffing Concerns The Coalition issued a statement of support for a letter sent today, calling on Secretary Burgum to, “immediately reissue seasonal employment offers for the National Park Service, officially rescind damaging and short-sighted deferred resignation and early retirement offers, and to instead work to
Coalition Speaks in Defense of Parks and Public Lands
A series of secretarial orders were recently issued, including Secretarial Order 3418 “Unleashing American Energy,” which mandates that the Department of the Interior launch an initial review of all lands withdrawn from fossil fuel and mining development, including hundreds of our national monuments. Phil Francis, Chair of the Executive Council of the Coalition to Protect
National Parks at Risk: The Impact of Federal Job Cuts
Release Date: January 31, 2025 Media Contact: Emily Thompson, Em************@********ps.org, 202-758-3936 National Parks at Risk: The Impact of Federal Job Cuts As the current Administration moves to eliminate federal jobs, Phil Francis, Chair of the Executive Council of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, issued the following statement: “Our members represent more than 50,000
Coalition Speaks with LA Times: As Trump cuts federal jobs, even national parks are on the chopping block
As Trump cuts federal jobs, even national parks are on the chopping block By Jack Dolan LA Times Staff Writer Jan. 30, 2025 3 AM PT As the Trump administration rushes to cut spending and eliminate federal jobs, even the people who work at the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized
Coalition Defends Antiquities Act
Release Date: January 17, 2024 Media Contact: Emily Thompson, Em************@********ps.org, 202-758-3936 Coalition Defends Antiquities Act Today, U.S. Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Mark Amodei (NV-02) introduced legislation that would strip presidential authority to designate national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, issued the following statement:
Coalition Applauds Designation of Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments
Release Date: January 7, 2025 Media Contact: Emily Thompson Em************@********ps.org 202-758-3936 Coalition Applauds Designation of Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments Today, President Biden used his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, both located in California. Following the announcement, Phil Francis, Chair of the Executive
Coalition Joins Litigation to Protect Old Spanish National Historic Trail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2024 Contact: Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 ld*****@**er.org; Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 cr********@**er.org; John Hiscock, (435) 689-1620, jo**********@***il.com Lawsuit to Safeguard Old Spanish National Historic Trail Multiple Encroachments Doom Old Spanish Trail to Death of Thousand Cuts Washington, DC —The Old Spanish National Historic Trail is
Coalition Joins Comments Urging Congress to include Federal Public Lands’ Considerable Needs in the Disaster Relief Package
Senator Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Senator Patty Murray, Chair, Committee on Appropriations Senator Jeff Merkley, Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies Congresswoman Tom Cole, Chair, Committee on Appropriations Congressman Mike Simpson, Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies Congressman Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House Congressman Hakeem Jeffries,
Coalition and NPCA Provide Comments on Arches Visitor Access and Experience Plan.
November 23, 2024 Delivered via the Planning, Environment & Public Comment Portal Lena Pace, Superintendent 2282 SW Resource Blvd. Moab, UT 84532 RE: Visitor Access and Experience Plan and Environmental Assessment Dear Superintendent Pace, On behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), we write
Coalition and Over 60 Environmental Organizations Urge Congress to Advance Bipartisan Funding Increases in FY 2025 with No Poison Pill Riders
November 21, 2024 United States Senate U.S. House of Representatives Dear Members of Congress, The 64 undersigned groups write to you today to urge you to follow the Senate Appropriations Committee’s lead and advance bipartisan, sensible funding increases for environmental programs in Fiscal Year 2025 free of new poison pill policy riders or attacks on
Coalition Joins Amicus Brief in Opposition to Data Center Development Near Manassas National Battlefield Park
For Immediate Release October 4, 2024 Contact: Elena Schlossberg Coalition to Protect PW County el*********@*****il.com LEADING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO WORLD’S LARGEST DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT Groups say Prince William Digital Gateway will cause irreparable harm to Manassas Battlefield and other historic, natural and cultural resources (Manassas, Virginia) —On October 3,
Coalition Condemns BLM Plan to Approve Massive Wind Farm Adjacent to Minidoka National Historic Site
Release Date: June 10, 2024 Media Contact: Emily Thompson, Em************@********ps.org, 202-758-3936 Coalition Condemns BLM Plan to Approve Massive Wind Farm Adjacent to Minidoka National Historic Site On June 6, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it will approve a plan allowing a massive wind farm to be developed in close proximity to Minidoka
Coalition Joins Letter in Opposition to Prince William Digital Gateway Rezoning in Advance of Board Vote
December 11, 2023 Prince William County Board of Supervisors 1 County Complex Ct Woodbridge, VA 22192 RE: Prince William Digital Gateway Rezoning Applications Chair Wheeler, Vice Chair Angry, and Members of the Prince William Board of Supervisors: We, the undersigned 33 organizations, write to you today regarding the rezoning applications for the Prince William Digital
Coalition Submits Comments on North Cascades N.P Draft Grizzly Bear Restoration Management Plan
November 8, 2023 Don Striker Superintendent North Cascades National Park Service Complex 810 State Route 20 Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 Subject: Draft Grizzly Bear Restoration Management Plan Dear Superintendent Striker: I write on behalf of more than 2,500 members of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), who collectively represent some 45,000 years
Conservation Organizations Comments on the Proposed Stationary Source Permit to Operate for WestRock Virginia, LLC – Covington
August 30, 2023 Erin Rau Air Permit Writer DEQ Blue Ridge Regional Office 901 Russell Drive Salem, VA 24153 Re: Conservation Organizations Comments on the Proposed Stationary Source Permit to Operate for WestRock Virginia, LLC – Covington Dear Ms. Rau: National Parks Conservation Association, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, and Virginia Conservation Network
Coalition Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bison Management
September 5, 2023 Cameron Sholly, Superintendent Attn: Bison Management Plan P.O. Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bison Management Dear Superintendent Sholly: I am writing on behalf of more than 2,500 members of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), who collectively represent more
Coalition Signs on in Support of Additional Protections for Minidoka NHS
October 10, 2023 The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Secretary Haaland: We are Japanese American and Alaska Native survivors, who were wrongfully incarcerated during World War II at Minidoka. We are joined by Minidoka descendants and allies. We
Coalition Submits Comments on Bandelier National Monument Proposed Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
July 31, 2023 Mr. Patrick Suddath, Superintendent Bandelier National Monument 15 Entrance RD Los Alamos, NM 87544 Subject: Bandelier National Monument Proposed Air Tour Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Dear Superintendent Suddath: I am writing on behalf of over 2,400 members of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks