You're invited to the launch of our new publication

America’s Best Idea in Peril: Climate Change & the Future of our National Parks

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044
4:00-5:00 PM: Report Launch
5:00-6:00 PM: Networking Reception

Join us for the launch of a new report from SEEC Institute and the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks outlining key findings on climate change in our national parks and the solutions that will ensure that these lands and the communities that depend on them are not lost to the climate crisis.

Our expert speakers include:

• Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02)

• Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05)

• Amy Gilbert Fehir, Senior Advisor and former Executive Director, The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks

• Max Frankel, Executive Director, SEEC Institute

• Ana Unruh Cohen, Staff Director, House Natural Resources Committee

• Garrett Downs, Congress Reporter, E&E News

"The way I see it, it’s a straightforward proposition - either Congress acts, or our parks disappear.”
-Rep. Quigley

For nearly a decade, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) has led delegations of Members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) to national parks across the United States to see firsthand how climate change is impacting America’s most iconic landscapes. From eroding coastlines in Acadia to intensifying wildfires in Yosemite, our national parks are sounding the alarm.