Donald Trump's second term is likely going to be devastating for public lands.
Look West: Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities
** What does Trump's victory mean for public lands?
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons ([link removed])
Donald Trump's second term is likely going to be devastating ([link removed]) for public lands. The president-elect has already committed ([link removed]) to increasing drilling and undoing President Joe Biden’s energy and environmental policies.
Project 2025, the policy handbook written by former Trump officials, clearly lays out a plan to gut the Interior department and remove environmental safeguards that ensure the health of our public lands. In short, it would give extractive industries nearly unfettered access to public lands; severely restrict the power of the Endangered Species Act; open up millions of acres of Alaska wilderness to drilling, mining, and logging; roll back protections for spectacular landscapes like Oregon’s Cascade Siskiyou National Monument; and remove protections for iconic Western species like gray wolves and grizzly bears.
These policies would go against nearly everything ([link removed]) voters in the American West care about, which is clean air, clean water, and new protections for public lands ([link removed]) . Across the political spectrum, Western voters want ([link removed]) oil and gas companies, not taxpayers, to be held accountable for the messes they make ([link removed]) on public lands. In general, voters want more emphasis ([link removed]) placed on conservation than energy production.
"America’s parks, monuments, forests, and public lands are universally popular, regardless of political party," said Jennifer Rokala, Executive Director at the Center for Western Priorities, in a statement ([link removed]) . "If president-elect Trump and his administration try to sell off public lands, open lands to destruction, or put corporate profits ahead of public access, they will be met with swift resistance across the political spectrum. We held Trump’s corrupt appointees accountable last time, and we are prepared to do it again."
** Quick hits
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Trump declares 'mandate' to drill more, eviscerate environmental protections
E&E News ([link removed])
Opinion: With Trump back in the White House, what will happen with Utah public lands?
Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])
Opinion: A legacy-making moment to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands
Oregon Live ([link removed])
Colorado pair charged with stealing artifacts from Utah national park
Washington Post ([link removed])
Biden sets the stage for oil and gas lease sale in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
E&E News ([link removed])
Conservation groups sue Interior department over Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine
Nevada Current ([link removed]) | Pahrump Valley Times ([link removed])
Interior expands hunting opportunities in wildlife refuges, limiting the use of lead ammunition
E&E News ([link removed])
In gambit to save Kelly Parcel, Wyoming may OK $162M to buy federal Powder River land
WyoFile ([link removed].)
** Quote of the day
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” This country’s bedrock environmental laws stand strong. We’re more prepared than ever to block the disastrous Trump policies we know are coming.”
—Kierán Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, E&E News ([link removed])
** Picture This
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Beauty, stillness, calm.
Grand Teton National Park invites you to experience the seasonal changes, breathe in the new energy and welcome the cooler temperatures.
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Alt Text: Bright fall foliage lights up the landscape with the snowy Tetons in the distance.
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