John,
Donald Trump is attacking our national parks and monuments.1
He’s threatening to auction off our public lands for fossil fuel extraction, and if they get their way, Big Oil will drill, mine, and wreck our natural wonders for profit.
It’s the first week of Earth Month, and this year it’s more critical than ever that we stand up for our planet. We’re stepping up and sending letters to legislators to make our demands loud and clear: Don’t let Trump sell off our national landmarks for drilling.
Trump has done this before, John. The last time he was president, he reduced the boundaries of protected places like Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, opening them up to drilling, mining, logging, and more. The climate justice movement successfully fought to reinstate protections, but now these lands are under threat again.
On his first day back in office, Trump again took aim at our public lands with his “Unleashing American Energy” executive order. But let’s be clear: the only thing that oil drilling on our public lands will unleash is millions more tons of planet-killing pollution.
These lands aren’t just home to endangered wildlife, or where people go to reconnect with nature. They’re also places of cultural importance to Indigenous peoples. Indigenous communities should have a say in the governance and protection of the lands they hold sacred. Instead, the Trump administration is stripping away hard-won protections and trampling Indigenous sovereignty once again.
In solidarity,
Katrina Riley, Team 350
1 - USA Today