The parks and the president. (Updates).Concern mounts over national park funding, as President Bush is challenged to fulfill his campaign promise to ease the system's troubles (see "Scorched Earth Policy Scorched Earth Policy An anti-takeover strategy that a firm undertakes by liquidating its valuable and desired assets and assuming liabilities in an effort to make the proposed takeover unattractive to the acquiring firm. ," cover story, May/June 2001). Americans for National Parks This is a list of national parks ordered by nation. Africa
ANP atrial natriuretic peptide. ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide, see there ), a new advocacy coalition of nonprofit, government and business organizations dedicated to securing needed park funding, says that "while Congress has regularly increased funding, the budget of the National Park Service (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) ) has failed to keep pace with burgeoning pressures from increased visitation, over development, motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. use, and air and water pollution." Though the group applauds the President for giving attention to the issue, ANP charges that he is not meeting his campaign pledge to erase the $4.9 billion maintenance backlog over the next five years. "There are hundreds ... probably thousands of maintenance projects pending," says NPS spokesperson Elaine Sevy. CONTACT: Americans for National Parks, (800)628-7275, www.americansfornationalparks.org; National Park Service, (202)208-6843, www.nps.gov. |
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