Author: Elizabeth T. Horton, PhD
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Bulldozing, Building, and “Beautification” in Trump’s Washington: The Administration’s effort to undermine Section 106 of the NHPA
On October 8, 2026, CHP Partner Charles Curlett delivered his presentation Bulldozing, Building, and “Beautification” in Trump’s Washington: The Administration’s effort to undermine Section 106...
Join the 106 Strong Coalition for a Rally at the Capitol!
On Nov. 9th, Cultural Heritage Partners will be joining members of the over 1000 organizations and Tribal Nations who are fighting the regulatory and legislative...
Open Letter to Congress from National Coalition to Protect and Strengthen Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
On Thursday, August 27th, an unprecedented coalition of 600+ public, private, and nonprofit-sector organizations representing 5 million Americans, sent an open letter to call on...
Make Your Voice Heard on Section 106 — Request an OIRA Meeting Now
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s proposed Amendments to the Implementing Regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (RIN 3010-AA10) are under...
Speak up for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building: Comments Due November 16
The federal government wants to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, and the public now has a chance to tell them no. On October...
OA issues Environmental Assessment for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
On October 16, 2026, the Office of Administration (“OA”) a component of the Executive Office of the President published a Notice of Availability in the...
106 Strong Coalition Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the NHPA
Sixty years ago today, Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act. Since then, Section 106 has asked one simple thing of the federal government: look...
Former Federal Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Interior Brings Federal Indian Law and Federal Litigation Expertise to CHP’s Tribal Nations Practice
Washington, DC — October 08, 2026 — Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP), a leading law firm focused on protecting cultural heritage as a human right,...
SENATORS HEINRICH AND WHITEHOUSE JOIN REPUBLICANS TO STRIP SAFEGUARDS FOR TRIBAL SACRED SITES AND AMERICA’S HISTORIC PLACES
106 Strong Coalition, representing more than 800 Tribal Nations and organizations and 8 million Americans, calls the deal a betrayal of communities the senators...
There is Bipartisan, Bicameral Momentum to Save Section 106
A bipartisan, bicameral congressional letter to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and Vice Chairman Travis Voyles is circulating right now in both chambers...
CHP Submits FOIA request to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
On Friday, September 11, 2026, Cultural Heritage Partners (“CHP”) submitted an expedited Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation...
PLAINTIFFS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT PROTECTION OF THE KENNEDY CENTER
Statement of eight Plaintiff organizations: The American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Society of Landscape Architects, Committee of 100 on the Federal City, The Cultural...
Let’s build a Section 106 Resource Bank that Fights Back!
We’ve heard from many of you that it would be helpful to have a central resource bank that you can refer to when drafting comments—a...
CHP Meets with OIRA
On September 2, 2026, Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC founding partners Marion Forsyth Werkheiser and Greg Werkheiser met with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
