Coalition Executive Council member Elaine Leslie participated in a panel with Climate Action Now to discuss protecting our wildlife and how climate change is affecting wildlife and the ecosystems they depend on. Watch here -> https://www.youtube.com/live/qT_gOA5UCJM?si=G-mq53Iu9Lb-Kk-d
NPT: National Park Superintendents Ordered To Cap Employee Evaluations
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Don’t Turn Capitol Reef Into an Off-Road Park: Congress Must Reject S.2970
The Honorable Mike Lee Chairman Senate Energy and Natural Resources The Honorable Martin Heinrich Ranking Member Senate Energy and Natural Resources CC: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Members RE: Oppose S.2970 – To authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Dear Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich,
36 Community Groups to EPA: Don’t Weaken Regional Haze Protections for Parks and Communities
350 Colorado * Access Fund * AFGE Local 704 * Alpine Lakes Protection Society Archaeology Southwest * Breathe Project * Central California Asthma Collaborative Central Valley Air Quality Coalition * Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Environmental Law & Policy Center * Families for a Livable Climate * Friends of Acadia Goldman School of Public
Environmental Groups Urge EPA: Keep Regional Haze Protections Strong for National Parks
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Protecting Park Views: Coalition Urges EPA to Strengthen the Regional Haze Rule
Comments Submitted via regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1477-0001 December 1, 2025 Paige Wantlin Air Quality Policy Division Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Environmental Protection Agency 109 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Wa***********@*pa.gov Subject: Comments on EPA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision Dear Ms. Wantlin:
Statement: America’s best idea now America’s greatest shakedown with new park fees
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Government Shutdown Sends Ripples Through Science
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Coalition Urges Interior to Uphold Historic Integrity Amid White House Alterations and Interpretation Directives
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW November 19, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington D.C., 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: I am writing on behalf of more than 4,700 members of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (Coalition), who collectively represent more than 50,000
Protecting Cumberland Island’s Wilderness: Coalition Opposes New Beach Access Road Proposal
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted by email to: el**************@****ga.gov November 1, 2025 Beth Byrnes Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division One Conservation Way Brunswick, Georgia 31520 el**************@****ga.gov Subject: Foster Family Irrevocable Trust, Beach Driving Access Point, Atlantic Ocean, Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia Dear Ms. Byrnes: I am writing
The Wilderness Society & Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Urge BLM to Strengthen Wyoming Lease Sale Analysis
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Organizations Urge BLM to Prioritize Ecosystem Health and Climate Resilience in Utah 2026 Lease Sale
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION * NEW MEXICO WILDLIFE FEDERATION * THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY October 27, 2025 Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office Attention: Christina Price 440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345 SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING Re: Scoping comments on
Conservation Groups Protest Utah BLM’s Q4 2025 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
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Protect Our Parks: Former NPS Employees Warn of Escalating Dangers During Shutdown
October 23, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington D.C., 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: We write to you with great alarm after dangerous and life-threatening incidents at national parks and urge you once again to close all national parks until the government re-opens. As you have likely
More Than 100 Conservation and Environmental Organizations Urge Senate Agriculture Committee to Reject the “Fix Our Forests Act”
The Honorable John Boozman Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee: On behalf of our millions
Coalition Submits Comments on Proposed Rescission of BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule
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South Carolina Organizations Urge EPA to Reject State’s Regional Haze Plan Revision
Augusta Aiken Audubon Society Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks National Parks Conservation Association South Carolina Environmental Law Project Waccamaw Audubon Society September 29, 2025 Matthew Bloemer Air Planning and Implementation Branch Air and Radiation Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Electronic Filing via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-R04-OAR-2022-0367-0001 Dear Mr.
Coalition Deeply Concerned Over Plan to Keep Parks Open and Understaffed During Shutdown
Coalition members and staff continue to push for national parks – which are already struggling under the impacts of staffing and budget cuts since January – to be closed in the event of a government shutdown. NBC Bay Area News – “Why some want national parks closed if government shuts down.“ Cronkite News –
More Than 35 Former National Park Superintendents Urge Secretary Burgum To Close National Parks If There Is A Government Shutdown
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Former NPS Superintendents Urge Secretary Burgum To Close National Parks if Government Shuts Down
September 25, 2025 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington D.C., 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum: As former superintendents of national parks across the country, we write to you with an urgent appeal to protect our parks and public lands by closing them if a government shutdown occurs. Past
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Uphold 2009 Endangerment Finding and Vehicle Emission Standards to Protect National Parks and Public Lands from Climate Harm
September 22, 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2025–0194 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460. Electronic Filing via Regulations.gov Re: Comments on Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2025–0194) Dear Administrator Zeldin: On behalf of Appalachian Mountain Club, the Coalition to
EIS Planned on Possible Repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule
Brad Kinder Acting Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination U.S. Forest Service 201 14th Street SW Mailstop 1108 Washington, DC 20250 September 19, 2025 Re: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Potential Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, Docket No. FS-2025-0001 Dear Acting Director Kinder: On behalf of the National Parks
VICTORY: Court Rules Lawsuit to Protect Wilderness Battlefield Can Proceed
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Comments on EPA’s Proposed Partial Disapproval of Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan
Comments Submitted via regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-R08-OAR-2024-0607-0001 September 15, 2025 Jaslyn Dobrahner Air and Radiation Division EPA Region 8 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202 do**************@*pa.gov Subject: Comments on EPA’s Proposed Partial Disapproval of Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan Dear Ms. Dobrahner: We are writing on behalf of more than 4,600 members of the Coalition to Protect America’s
Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas January 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2039217/595/8021484/comment September 8, 2025 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 2026 First Quarter (January) Oil