Chair Haaland Will Investigate Climate Change Impacts on Yellowstone National Park This Week
Bozeman, MT – This week, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will join U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-01) and other members of Congress on a two-day climate change tour of Yellowstone National Park. The members will tour the park, meet with Yellowstone’s lead scientists, and discuss the threat of climate change and other environmental concerns. The members of Congress were invited by the National Parks Conservation Association, who will join the members on the tour.
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WHO: |
U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland (NM-01) Mike Quigley (Ill.-05), Katherine Clark (Mass.-05), Denny Heck (Wash.-10), Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), Yellowstone National Park Staff, National Parks Conservation Association Associate Director Stephanie Adams, National Parks Conservation Association Yellowstone Program Manager Dan Bailey |
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WHEN: |
September 4, 2019 - September 5, 2019 |
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WHERE: |
Yellowstone National Park |
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For interviews with Rep. Deb Haaland and photos contactFelicia.Salazar@mail.house.gov with Rep. Haaland’s Office. Media interested in joining the trip or interested in arranging interviews with multiple members or discussing the trip further, should contactVictoria.Oms@mail.house.gov with Rep. Quigley’s office. |