Pew Testifies Before Senate Panel on Deferred National Park Maintenance

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Pew Testifies Before Senate Panel on Deferred National Park Maintenance

Marcia Argust, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ campaign to restore America’s national parks, testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 21. She encouraged committee members to address deferred maintenance challenges facing the National Park Service. Read her testimony below.

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