Lost lands? The American wilderness at risk in the Trump era

[DonViejo]

Source: The Guardian



Exclusive: a new study reveals the scale of how public lands are being opened up to the energy industry. The Guardian heard from three communities on the frontlines

by Charlotte Simmonds, Gloria Dickie and Jen Byers

Wed 5 Dec 2018 06.14 EST

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Two years after Trump came to power, a new study produced by the Wilderness Society, a not-for-profit organization advocating for the protection of public lands, and shared exclusively with the Guardian, reveals the full extent of his government’s efforts.

Key findings include:

13.6m acres onshore have been made available for leasing by the Trump administration, far more than in any two-year period under the Obama administration.

More than 153m acres of ecologically sensitive habitats – from the California desert to the Arctic national wildlife refuge – have seen conservation protections rolled back in some form.

More than 280,000,000 acres have been made available for offshore leasing in the Gulf of Mexico and along nearly 90% of the US coastline.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/05/american-wilderness-trump-energy-threat

[mountain grammy]

1. Disgusting.. more drilling, more exploration

when it should be decreasing. This is total insanity. We are doomed.

[2naSalit]

2. Knock, knock, knock...

Hello..? It's so nice to see that the media is taking notice isn't it?

[Blue_Tires]

3. It's funny how we never hear from the

"But Hillary would have been just as bad or worse!" Leftbros anymore...

They used to be *everywhere*, right? Did they go into exile or what??

[Bayard]

4. Makes my stomach churn....

Mueller's investigation could go on forever if he starts looking at the kick-backs this horrid individual has been taking while in office.

[riversedge]

5. damn. I really hate that disgusting swampcreature