July 9, 2025 Supreme Court Ruling Greenlights Mass Layoffs, Parks Groups Warn National Parks and Thousands of Park Staff in Jeopardy New Analysis Highlights Real-World Impacts of Ongoing Staffing Cuts to National Parks Washington, D.C. — In a decision with sweeping consequences, the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction blocking President
Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump’s Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds
Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump’s Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court’s Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies July 8, 2025 CONTACT: pr***@**************rd.org Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump-Vance
Calls to Add Trump to Mount Rushmore Revive a Century of Rejected Proposals — and Artist’s Firm “No”
A club too exclusive for Trump — or anyone else who applies. People have long wanted to add presidents to Mount Rushmore. But there’s two big reasons that’s unlikely, if not impossible. GREENWIRE | Even in the years before work on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial finally wrapped up in late 1941, the requests rolled
Conservation Groups Urge Full Environmental Review of Dominion Energy’s Proposed Power Line Expansion Through Manassas Battlefield
National Park Service Jessica Bowron, Comptroller, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Acting Director Bowron, We, the twelve undersigned organizations, are writing to share our concerns regarding a forthcoming permit request from Dominion Energy for a proposed right-of-way (ROW) expansion for a transmission line through Manassas
Coalition Participates in Meeting with Arizona Daily Star Editorial Board: Preserve our public lands
Arizona Daily Star Editorial: Preserve our public lands Jun 26, 2025 When word came down about Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s plan, inserted into the Big Beautiful whatever, to mandate the sale of between 0.5% and 0.75% of all Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands in 11 Western states over the next five
NPR: Asked to flag ‘negative’ National Park content, visitors gave their own 2 cents instead
JUNE 26, 2025 3:16 PM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED By Chloe Veltman Signs installed earlier this month in national parks across the country asking visitors to share feedback on “any signs or other information that are negative about past or living Americans” are eliciting all sorts of reactions. But comments viewed
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Blasts DOI’s Biased Regulatory Reform Effort Favoring Industry Over Conservation
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted on-line via: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOI-2025-0005-0001 June 30, 2025 U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Subject: DOI Request for Information (RFI) regarding Regulatory Reform To Whom It May Concern: I am writing on behalf of the Coalition to Protect
Coalition Joins Opposition to Oil and Gas Provisions in Budget Reconciliation
June 28, 2025 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Democratic Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Oppose Oil and Gas Provisions in Budget Reconciliation Dear Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, and Members of the Senate, Our nation’s public lands are irreplaceable. They provide essential
Coalition Rallies Media to Defend National Parks Amid Trump-Era Threats and Budget Cuts
From its first days, the Trump Administration has threatened a number of drastic cuts to national parks and public lands more broadly. They have slashed staffing, attempted the largest ever reduction in the park service budget, and tried to sell off millions of acres of public lands – all while forcing the parks to remain
After Bipartisan Outrage, Controversial Provision To Sell Public Lands Is Stripped From Reconciliation Package
After Bipartisan Outrage, Controversial Provision To Sell Public Lands Is Stripped From Reconciliation Package Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks Calls Ruling From Senate Parliamentarian A Win And Commits To Keeping Up Fight To Protect Public Lands and National Parks Late last night, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the highly controversial provision from Senator Mike
Public Comments Submitted on 11th Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (BOEM-2025-0015)
June 16, 2025 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Ms. Kelly Hammerle National Program Manager Bureau Ocean Energy Management (VAM-LD) 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Re: Comments in Response to Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program MAA104000 (BOEM-2025-0015) Dear Ms. Hammerle: The Southern
Coalition Urges Rejection of President’s FY26 Budget Proposal Slashing Over $1.2 Billion from NPS
June 13, 2025 Dear Members of Congress, We, the members of the National Parks Second Century Action Coalition, and other organizations are alarmed by the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget that proposes over $1.2 billion in cuts to the National Park Service (NPS) and urge you to reject it. If enacted, it would be
Coalition Talks with The Hill on Proposed Cuts to NPS
Trump’s cuts to National Park Service rankle Republicans By Rachel Frazin – 06/09/25 6:00 AM ET President Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Park Service (NPS) are troubling some Republicans. The Trump administration has proposed a 30 percent cut to the park service’s operations and staffing budgets. In addition, the administration’s budget calls for transferring
Comments on Proposed Air Plan Approval for South Dakota’s Regional Haze Plan — Second Implementation Period
Joe Stein Air and Radiation Division Region 8 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1595 Wynkoop St. Denver, CO 80202 Electronic Filing Regulations.gov Re: Comments on Proposed Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period [EPA Docket No. EPA–R08–OAR–2024–0609] Dear Mr. Stein, The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Sierra Club and
Comments on the Draft EA and Draft FONSI for the BLM MTDKs Proposed Q4 2025 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale in McKenzie County, North Dakota
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION – NO HARD COPY TO FOLLOW Submitted via: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2036978/595/8021245/comment June 4, 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 2025 Fourth Quarter (October) Oil
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Calls President’s Budget “Deeply Problematic And Dangerous”
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Calls President’s Budget “Deeply Problematic And Dangerous” In response to the President’s budget proposal for the Department of Interior, which would cut 33% of the Department of Interior budget, including a 36% cut to the National Park Service budget, Phil Francis, Chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National
NPCA, ANPR, and CPANP Strongly Oppose OPM’s Proposed Civil Service Rule
June 2, 2025 Charles Ezell Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20415 Re: “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service,” Proposed Rule, 90 Fed. Reg. 17182, Docket ID: OPM-2025-0004 Dear Acting Director Ezell, The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR) and Coalition
Coalition on California National Parks and Call to Action
Yosemite and Other CA National Parks Underfunded, Understaffed this Summer Mina Kim May 29, 2025 The Trump administration’s budget and staffing cuts to national parks could mean longer lines, closed visitor centers and fewer search and rescue workers this summer, according to former parks staff and advocates. The cuts are also compromising scientific research and
Appeals Court Allows Block on Administration’s Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue
Appeals Court Allows Block on Administration’s Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue May 30, 2025 Denies Trump Request to Overturn Injunction in Case Brought by Massive Coalition of Labor Unions, Non-Profit Organizations, Cities and Counties Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a request from the
Comments Address Assessment of Project’s Impacts on the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, a Federally Designated Unit of the National Trails and Landscape Systems
COMMENTS OF JOHN W. HISCOCK, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS REGARDING–BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ST. GEORGE FIELD OFFICE, UTAH – GUNLOCK STATE PARK WEST ACCESS ROAD ROW –DOI-BLM-UT-C030-2025-0020-EA These comments are submitted on DOI-BLM-UT-C030-2025-0020-EA, Gunlock State Park West Access Road ROW. The comments are related to the
Coalition Letter: The Historic Preservation Fund Needs Full and Robust Funding
The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jeff Merkley Ranking Member Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Simpson Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States House of Representatives Washington,
Judge Deals Significant Blow to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government
PRESS RELEASE May 22, 2025 Preliminary Injunction Issued in Largest and Most Significant Challenge to President’s Authority to Remake Government without Congressional Approval Washington, D.C. – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division today issued a preliminary injunction that will block the Trump administration’s unlawful reorganization of the federal
Coalition Joins Opposition to Oil and Gas Provisions in Budget Reconciliation
May 21, 2025 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and Members of the House, Our nation’s public lands are irreplaceable; they contain critical habitats and cultural resources while providing invaluable opportunities
Retired National Park Leaders Raise the Alarm Before Start of Summer Travel Season: Cuts to Public Lands Will Impact Californians
May 22, 2025 Retired National Park Leaders Raise the Alarm Before Start of Summer Travel Season: Cuts to Public Lands Will Impact Californians California — Today, retired national park leaders are calling attention to how cuts to public lands will impact California residents this summer. Over the last several months, the federal administration has severely
Coalition Sends Letter in Support of Full Funding for National Heritage Areas
March 11, 2025 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jeff Merkley Ranking Member Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Simpson Chair Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee United States House