Center for American Progress

RELEASE: 8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands
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RELEASE: 8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands

Washington, D.C. — As President-elect Donald Trump takes office, powerful special interests are pitching him on an alarming agenda to sell off public lands, rig the system for their own benefit, and block protections for parks and other lands and waters.

The choices will pit a set of wealthy corporate insiders against everyday Americans as well as the deeply held, bipartisan commitment to conserve America’s natural wonders for future generations.

A new report from the Center for American Progress examines the specific proposals, including who stands to gain and who would lose. It previews the choices that Trump and the new Congress will face either to reject these bad ideas or to sell out America’s parks and public lands on the cheap.

“While well-connected industry insiders may profit from these proposals, local communities, wildlife, and future generations would get stuck footing the bill and living with the consequences,” said Drew McConville, senior fellow at CAP and co-author of the report.

These proposals to sell out public lands include:

  • Massive oil lease sales
  • Selling off America’s cherished public lands for development
  • Helping polluters dodge cleanup costs
  • Pushing widespread timber sales instead of wildfire solutions
  • Skewing public lands decisions in favor of drilling and mining
  • Gutting safeguards for pollution and wildlife
  • Wiping protected lands off the map
  • Blocking voluntary land conservation

Read the report: “8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands” by Drew McConville and Jenny Rowland-Shea

For more information on this topic or to speak with an expert, please contact Sam Hananel at [email protected].

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