Trump’s Attacks on the Environment Are Out of Touch With America

Nearly a third of all land in the United States is publicly owned and managed by the federal government. The current approach compounds decades of these lands being mismanaged and desperately underfunded. 

Our air quality and water quality are worsening, invasive species are spreading at alarming rates, soil health is degrading, and much more. How we care for these resources should not be a partisan policy fight. It should be a productive dialogue that shapes the American landscape itself and improves the lives of families in every corner of the country.

Our national parks aren’t political; they’re American. 

I am often told by friends on the political left that Trump will never make conservation a priority, that Republicans simply hate the environment. I understand the cynicism. 

But it is neither productive nor true to who Americans actually are. The vast majority of the American voters want the same things when it comes to our National Parks and environment. Our leaders, specifically around this Administration, just aren’t reflecting that right now. Outside of Washington, Americans would love to see this president, and every president, protect these places.