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A new Project 2025 public lands progress report from the Center for Western Priorities reveals that despite President Donald Trump’s frequent campaign trail disavowals of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 policy blueprint, his administration has already implemented half of its unpopular recommendations related to public lands. Our analysis shows that during his first year back in office, President Trump has fully or partially implemented over 80 percent of the actions related to public lands outlined in the Project 2025 "Mandate for Leadership."
The report details how the administration’s "energy dominance" agenda has mirrored the Project 2025 blueprint. To date, the administration has implemented 70 percent of recommended actions regarding fossil fuels, including the rescission of Biden-era climate priorities and the reinstatement of federal coal leasing. The report also highlights several additional key areas where Project 2025 goals are being realized by the Trump administration, including actions to limit environmental reviews, slash agency staffing, increase logging, and remove land protections across the West and in Alaska.
"By gutting federal agencies, fast-tracking logging, and locking in long-term drilling leases, the Trump administration is effectively turning our national public lands into sacrifice zones for private profit," CWP Communications Manager and report co-author Kate Groetzinger said in a statement. "Let this report be a warning to those who care about public lands: opposing the sale of public lands is not enough—if the Trump administration and Heritage Foundation have their way, our public lands will be effectively privatized by the end of Trump’s presidency."
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
While it is no longer a fee-free day at our national parks, Look West will be observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday January 19th, and will be back in your inbox on Tuesday January 20th.
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A decision to allow this to move forward could have dangerous implications not only for the [Boundary Waters] but also for similar protections for wild landscapes across the country.”
