April 25, 2017
Washington D.C.- In response to Trump’s Executive Orders reconsidering designations under the Antiquities Act of 1906, Greenpeace USA Senior Climate and Energy Campaigner Diana Best said:
“Leave it to Trump to take aim at an American tradition and principle that is beloved by bipartisan communities– public lands, waters and monuments. By potentially rolling back safeguards for lands and waters that are currently protected from destructive development for generations to come, Trump is carving up this beautiful country into as many corporate giveaways for the oil and gas industry as possible. People in this country who cannot afford the membership fee at Mar-a-Lago want safe water they can drink and public lands for their communities to enjoy.
“People must resist the latest in a trend of senseless rollbacks by the Trump White House and demand the Interior Department protect the land and water for people in their states and across the country. Trump is on the verge of jeopardizing true national treasures, but the people who live, worship, work, and rely on these public lands and waters will ensure that he will not succeed.”
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