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Coalition for the Protection of New Market Heights Battlefield Applauds D.R. Horton’s Decision to Terminate Contract to Build Housing Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marion Werkheiser, marion@culturalheritagepartners.com, 703-489-6059   VARINA, VA – April 11, 2022 – Today the Coalition for the Protection of New Market...

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Montpelier Sparks National Backlash with Board Vote to Abandon Promise to Share Governance with Descendants of the Enslaved

MONTPELIER DESCENDANTS COMMITTEE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Montpelier Descendants Committee Phone: (703)...

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Monacan Indian Nation Saves Historic Capital at Rassawek from Destruction

Media Advisory Contact: Greg Werkheiser, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC General Counsel to the Monacan Indian Nation Phone: (703) 408-2002 Email: greg@culturalheritagepartners.com Monacan...

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Christine Grubbs to Join CHP

We are delighted that historic preservation leader Christine Grubbs will join our firm at the start of the new year. Christine will be CHP’s Special...

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James River public comment period opens

The public can submit comments through May 7 to the United States Army Corps of Engineers about Louisa and Fluvanna counties’ proposed James River Water...
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Artificial Intelligence: Cultural Heritage Required

Hear from Greg Werkheiser on why we need to teach AIs the messy lessons of human history and the full breadth of human culture, and...
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Feds say Feds Fail to Consult Tribes Properly on Infrastructure Projects

A new report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls upon federal agencies to fulfill their obligations under law to consult Indian...
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African American burial ground in Washington, D.C.

Cultural Heritage Partners Applauds African American Burial Grounds Network Act Introduction in Congress

The federal support and expertise of the National Park Service may be headed toward historic African American cemeteries through the African American Burial Grounds Network...
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Coalition for American Heritage Comments on Proposed Changes to National Register of Historic Places

Today, the Coalition for American Heritage submitted comments to safeguard historic preservation efforts that are being threatened by proposed changes that govern nominations to the...
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Blockbuster Court Decision Has Big Implications for Preservation

On March 1 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a blockbuster decision that has wide-ranging implications for preservation groups, Native...
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What impact will the midterm elections have on preservation policy?

The outcome of the November 6th midterm elections will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Currently, both chambers...
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DOT Seeks Feedback on Proposed Section 106 Exemption for Rail Rights-of-Way

Last December, Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a $305 billion transportation funding bill with significant implications for historic preservation....
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DRIVE Act: Clearing Things Up

A lot of news (and panic) is rapidly circulating among the preservation and archaeological communities as the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the...
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Legislation Introduced to Reauthorize the Historic Preservation Fund

At a briefing on the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2015, Historic Preservation Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Michael Turner (R-OH) and...
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The Election: Effects on Preservation

The Republicans took control of the Senate and strengthened their hold on the House on November 4. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is headed for a...
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GAPP Holds Successful Kickoff Summit

The Gas and Preservation Partnership (GAPP) held its inaugural Summit, Honoring Our History-Fueling Our Future, in Pittsburgh on March 21, 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel....
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IRS Publishes HTC Safe Harbor

As one of its last items of business in 2013, the IRS released its long-awaited Revenue Procedure addressing Historic Tax Credits on December 30 (Revenue...
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Shutdown Silences Culture

While front page news remains focused on the shutdown’s impact to the still-fragile economic recovery, the looming debt ceiling debate, health care and tax reform,...
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