Our Advocacy Work

Below is a list of all of our official advocacy actions involving land management or environmental agencies and Congress.

DateCategorySubcategoryNameIssueTargetURL
2026/01/21TestimonyHouse Committee HearingBefore the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands Oversight Hearing on Implementation of the EXPLORE Act (America250), with a Focus on Title III (SOAR Act), January 21, 2026EXPLORE Act ImplementationHouse Natural Resources Committeehttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260121_RPL_HNR_EXPLORE-Act-Hearing_Testimony.pdf
2023/06/20LetterSign-on (External Lead)COA Sign-on LetterCost RecoveryUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20230620_COA_USFS_Cost-Recovery_Sign-on-Letter.pdf
2024/03/04LetterSign-on (External Lead)Methane Rule Thank YouMethane RulePresident Biden and EPAhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20240304_Methane-Rule-Thank-You_Sign-on-Letter.pdf
2025/04/15LetterSign-on (External Lead)USFS and BLM Recreation FundingRecreation FundingSenate Appropriations Committeehttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20250415_Outdoor-Recreation-Groups_Senate_FY26-USFS-and-BLM-Recreation-Appropriations_Sign-on-Letter.pdf
2026/04/09LetterSign-on (External Lead)Support for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management recreation fundingRecreation FundingHouse Appropriations Committeehttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260409_Outdoor-Recreation-Groups_House_FY27-USFS-and-BLM-Recreation-Appropriations_Sign-on-Letter.pdf
2026/04/09LetterSign-on (External Lead)Support for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management recreation fundingRecreation FundingSenate Appropriations Committeehttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260409_Outdoor-Recreation-Groups_Senate_FY27-USFS-and-BLM-Recreation-Appropriations_Sign-on-Letter.pdf
2024/12/05LetterSign-on (RPL Lead)Race Director Support for
Fixing the U.S. Forest Service’s FY 2025 Budget to Lift the Ongoing Temporary and Seasonal Hiring Freeze		USFS Recreation AppropriationsAppropriations Committees in Congresshttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20241205_Running-Race-Directors_Congress_USFS-Recreation-Appropriations_Joint-Letter.pdf
2025/03/07LetterSign-on (RPL Lead)Race Director
Support for Crucial Federal Public Land Management Agency Staffing		Federal Agency LayoffsAppropriations Committees in Congresshttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20250307_Running-Race-Directors_Congress_Agency-Layoffs_Joint-Letter.pdf
2025/09/19LetterSign-on (RPL Lead)Race Director Opposition to Rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation RuleRoadless RuleUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250919_Roadless-Rule_Running-Race-Directors-Joint-Letter.pdf
2024/03/25LetterTechnical CommentsEPA Rule re Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas SystemsWaste Emissions Charge RuleEPAhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20240325_RPL_EPA_Waste-Emissions-Charge_Comments.pdf
2025/08/04LetterTechnical CommentsDocket No. DOI-2025-0004 – Department of the Interior Interim
Final Rule Revising NEPA Procedures		NEPA RollbacksDOIhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20250804_RPL_DOI_NEPA-IFR_Comments.pdf
2025/08/04LetterTechnical CommentsDocket No. USDA-2025-0008 – USDA Interim Final Rule Revising
NEPA Procedures		NEPA RollbacksUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20250804_RPL_USDA_NEPA-IFR_Comments.pdf
2025/08/26LetterTechnical CommentsRunners for Public Lands Comments on USDA Department Reorganization PlanU.S. Forest Service Reorganization PlanUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250826_RPL_USFS-Reorganization-Plan_Comments.pdf
2025/09/18LetterTechnical CommentsRescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule), Docket No. FS-2025-0001Roadless RuleUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250918_Roadless-Rule_RPL-Comment-Letter.pdf
2025/09/22LetterTechnical CommentsReconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding and GHG Vehicle StandardsEndangerment FindingEPAhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250922_RPL_EPA-Endangerment-Finding_Comments.pdf
2025/11/03LetterTechnical CommentsRescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule (Public Land Rule), Docket No.
BLM-2025-0001, RIN 1004-AF03		Public Lands RuleBLMhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251103_RPL_BLM-Public-Land-Rule-Recission_Comments.pdf
2026/03/09LetterTechnical CommentsProposed Rule: Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process, Docket No. FS-2026-0001; RIN 0596-AD47 (Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process)NEPA RollbacksUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260309_RPL_USFS_Project-Level-Predecisional-Administrative-Review-Process.pdf
2026/03/23LetterTechnical CommentsNotice of Intent To Revise the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Resource Management Plans, Project Number DOI-BLM-ORWA-0000-2026-0001-RMP-EISLand Management PlanningBLMhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260323_RPL_BLM_Oregon-RMP-Revisions.pdf
2026/07/30LetterTechnical CommentsProposed Rule, Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Public Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria, and Guidance Applicable to Forest Service Programs; RIN 0596-AD74; Docket No. FS-2026-0067U.S. Forest Service Directives ChangesUSFShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260730_RPL_USFS_Directives_Comments.pdf
2026/08/10LetterTechnical CommentsBLM Policy Reviews for Manuals 6320, 6330, and 6340 — Lands with Wilderness Characteristics, Wilderness Study Areas, and Designated Wilderness Areas; Docket Nos. BLM-2026-0068, BLM-2026-0069, and BLM-2026-0067DOI Wilderness Policy ReviewBLMhttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260810_RPL_BLM_Wilderness-RFI_Comments.pdf
2026/08/10LetterTechnical CommentsWilderness Administration and Resource Stewardship; Request for Information; Docket No. Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-2575; FXRS12610900000-267-FF09R20000DOI Wilderness Policy ReviewFWShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260810_RPL_FWS_Wilderness-RFI_Comments.pdf
2026/08/10LetterTechnical CommentsNational Park Service Level 2 Wilderness Stewardship Policy Review: Director’s Order #41; Docket No. NPS-2026-0100DOI Wilderness Policy ReviewNPShttps://rplproduction.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260810_RPL_NPS_Wilderness-RFI_Comments.pdf