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EFFORT TO BAN PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES IN NATIONAL PARKS WOULD END UNDER BUDGET DEAL

From: McClatchy DC

“At the behest of the International Bottled Water Association, Congress is preparing to approve a must-pass budget bill that includes language aimed at restoring…

YELLOWSTONE LOOKS AT IMPROVING CELL SERVICE; SOME CONCERNED WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO PARK EXPERIENCE

From: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has also raised concerns about the project. In a press release sent out earlier this month,…

COMMENT SOUGHT ON ADDITION OF WIRELESS ANTENNAS IN PARK

From: Cody Enterprise

"Some people believe the Park should be as free of technology as possible. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a national non-profit organization…

WHAT WILL BECOME OF FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS UNDER TRUMP?

From: The New Yorker

"A recent survey from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility showed that staffers at the Bureau of Land Management, where oil and gas exploration primarily…

YELLOWSTONE PROPOSES UPGRADING CELLULAR COVERAGE

From: Greenwire

"Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has long fought wireless coverage expansion in national parks. Jeff Ruch, the group's executive director, said the…


News Releases

NATIONAL PARKS NOT RUSHING TO EMBRACE PLASTIC BOTTLE BANS

Fewer Than 5% of National Park Units Restrict Sales of Disposable Water Bottles

PARK SERVICE PURSUES CORPORATE RESEARCH PACTS

Bio-Prospecting Partnerships Pose Ethical and Conservation Conflicts

NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION SPENDS MORE ON ITSELF THAN ON PARKS

One in Three Dollars Reaches Parks; Rest Goes to Overhead and Corporate Support

CREEPING CORPORATIZATION OF NATIONAL PARKS

Summit Promoting a Billion Dollar Private Endowment for Parks

PARK SERVICE SCRAMBLES TO SAVE FACE IN PLASTIC BOTTLE FIASCO

Focused Public Pressure Trumped Corporate Influence on National Park Policies