Statement

July 8, 2024 Dear members of the House Appropriations Committee, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, the following 65 organizations call on you to oppose the following sections, and all anti-environmental riders, of the Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation. Sec. 139 This provision would prevent the BLM

July 8th, 2024 The Honorable Tom Cole Chairman Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Ranking Member Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro and Members of the Committee, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we write to express our concern and opposition to the inclusion of multiple poison pill

Final Alaska Hunting and Trapping Rule is “Deeply Disappointing” The National Park Service Limits Bear Baiting but Fails to Protect Alaskan Bear Cubs and Wolf Pups WASHINGTON – New regulations announced by the National Park Service (NPS) will help protect visitor safety on national parklands in Alaska by limiting bear baiting. However, the new rule

  The Coalition joined environmental groups on numerous letters sent to the House of Representatives, urging members to oppose anti-environmental amendments and policies and/or making recommendations on those amendments and bills as they come up for vote. The letters are linked below:    https://www.lcv.org/media-center/12-environmental-groups-oppose-amendments-to-fy25-defense-appropriations-bill/   https://www.lcv.org/media-center/12-environmental-groups-oppose-amendments-to-fy25-state-and-foreign-operations-appropriations-bill/   https://www.lcv.org/media-center/environmental-groups-recommend-amendments-to-fy25-homeland-security-appropriations-bill/

Alaska Clean Water Advocacy ● Alaska Community Action on Toxics Alaska Warrier Partnership ● Alaska Wilderness League Alaska Wildlife Alliance ● Beluga Whale Alliance ● Center for Biological Diversity ● Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks ● Cook Inletkeeper ● Defend the West-Su Earthworks ● Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition National Parks Conservation Association ● Natural

The Honorable Bruce Westerman Chairman House Committee on Natural Resources Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Raul Grijalva Ranking Member House Committee on Natural Resources Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Grijalva, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, our organizations write to

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY THE COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * FRIENDS OF THE EARTH U.S. * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL June 21, 2024 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Andrew Archuleta State Director Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Project Contacts: Allen Stegeman as*******@*lm.gov (307) 775-6259 Erik Norelius en******@*lm.gov

  June 19, 2024 Senator Alex Padilla 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Padilla, We applaud your efforts to better protect the Federal lands in the Mojave Desert of California. On May 15, 2024, the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources Subcommittee on National Parks conducted hearings on your S.

National Park Service Struggling To Improve Diversity Among Superintendents By Lori Sonken Clara Wooden joined the National Park Service in Anchorage in 1990 when no one looked like her. She was the only Black woman holding a ranger position in the Alaska Regional Park Office that now supports 15 national parks, preserves, monuments, and national

Release Date: 6/18/24 Media Contact: Emily Thompson, 202-758-3936  The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Applauds Public Meeting in Support of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot National Monument Last week, Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Shannon Estenoz, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks,

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 14, 2024 CONTACT: Emily Thompson 202-758-3936 The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Stands in Support of Designating Chuckwalla National Monument on the Heels of DOI Community Meeting INDIO, CA — At a community meeting today hosted by the Department of the Interior, attendees called on President Biden to

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * FRIENDS OF THE EARTH * NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP   June 5, 2024 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Melanie Barnes State Director Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico (505) 954-2222 Project Contact: Catherine Brewster cb*******@*lm.gov (505) 954-2170 Re:

Executive Summary The following key points summarize the proposals made in our comment document. They are provided for ease of reference, and to provide a high-level encapsulation of plan elements that we favor and those areas where improvement is necessary to best meet the intent of the Proclamations while honoring the Inter-governmental Cooperative Agreement and

  Tomales Point Area Plan  c/o Superintendent Point Reyes National Seashore  1 Bear Valley Road  Point Reyes Station, CA 94956   RE: Tomales Point Area Plan Environmental Assessment – Support for Alternative B    Dear Acting Superintendent Altman:   We, the undersigned 40 environmental organizations and wildlife photographers are writing to express our strong support

  The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden, As retired National Park Service leaders and veterans of the United States military, we’re writing to express our enthusiastic support for your America the Beautiful initiative and commitment to protect 30%

June 5, 2024 Via electronic mail The Honorable David Rouzer, Chairman House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment ry************@********se.gov The Honorable Grace F. Napolitano, Ranking Member House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment ry*********@********se.gov Re: Remediation of Formerly Used Defense Site at Buxton, NC, within Cape Hatteras National Seashore Dear Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkID=333&projectID=108690 June 4, 2024 Anne Altman Acting Superintendent 1 Bear Valley Road Point Reyes National Seashore Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 Subject: Comments on the Draft Tomales Point Area Plan/Environmental Assessment Dear Acting Superintendent Altman: I am writing on behalf of over 2,700 members of the Coalition

  Release Date: May 20th, 2024 Media Contact: Emily Thompson 202-758-3936 The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Thanks Secretary Haaland for Visit to Chuckwalla Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited California last week and met with Tribal, congressional, and local community leaders who are working to protect the area’s natural and cultural resources

  Dear Chairs Murray and Cole, Vice Chair Collins, and Ranking Member DeLauro: On behalf of our tens of millions of members and supporters across the country, we respectfully request that you significantly increase environmental funding in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) and exclude any anti-environmental policy provisions from the annual appropriations bills. Environmental agencies and

Dr. Richard W. Spinrad Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5128 Washington, DC 20230 May 6, 2024 Re: Group Support for Joint Position of Northern Chumash Tribal Council and Morro Bay Offshore Wind Leaseholders on Proposed

May 10, 2024 Re: Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Request for the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service Dear Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Chair Cole, and Ranking Member DeLauro, On behalf of the 52 undersigned groups, we write to request increased funding for the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Forest

  National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 274 | NPS Budgetary Blues By Jess Repanshek – May 12th, 2024 With the summer vacation season not too far off, no doubt many National Park Service Superintendents are trying to figure out how to manage the crowds and avoid impacts to natural resources in the park system. With

Statement for the Record Philip A. Francis, Jr. Chair of the Executive Council, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives FY 2025 Appropriations for the National Park Service, Department of the Interior May 10, 2024 Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and