By Kurt Repanshek October 7, 2025 National parks across the country might appear to be operating largely as usual during the government shutdown, but natural and cultural resources are at risk, National Park Service morale is further being crushed, and family finances are at risk while many politicians look the other way, former agency personnel| protectnps.org
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South Carolina Organizations Urge EPA to Reject State’s Regional Haze Plan Revision| protectnps.org
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. continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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 – continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
NEVADA VIEWS: National park cuts threaten Nevada’s economy Catherine Cortez Masto and Mark Butler Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal September 27, 2025 – 9:01 pm Updated September 29, 2025 – 7:03 am In addition to their natural wonders, Nevada’s national parks and public lands such as Great Basin National Park, Lake Mead National continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
More Than 35 Former National Park Superintendents Urge Secretary Burgum To Close National Parks If There Is A Government Shutdown Superintendents state: “Leaving parks open to the public with minimal—or no—park staffing is reckless and puts both visitors and park resources at risk.” In a letter sent to Secretary Burgum today, 38 former National Park continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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 continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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 continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
‘We should all be ashamed’: Huffman calls out reported plan to sanitize National Parks exhibits Interior Department disputes claims of censorship By ROBERT SCHAULIS PUBLISHED: September 19, 2025 The Trump administration has come under fire this week for attempting to “sanitize” and “erase history” at National Parks sites throughout the county. On Monday, the continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
VICTORY: Court Rules Lawsuit to Protect Wilderness Battlefield Can Proceed Thanks to yesterday’s ruling, litigation will continue to save this precious landscape and hallowed ground, home to some of America’s most impactful history. WASHINGTON – Today, the Circuit Court for Orange County, Virginia partially denied a motion to dismiss the litigation challenging the the local continue reading| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks On Removal of Historical Information from National Parks: “Dangerous And Unprecedented Move”| protectnps.org
September 25, 2025| The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks