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'Drill baby drill': Trump opens wilderness to big energy

Deutsche Welle · · 946 words · By Stuart Braun
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“Trump opens wilderness to big energy”
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“National parks make up one part of over 600 million acres (243 million hectares) of US public lands”
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“The Trump administration proposed cutting nearly $1 billion (€860 million) from the National Park Service budget”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alt National Park Service (AltNPS) is a coalition of progressive activists created in 2017 in response to restrictions on United States government agencies' social media activity imposed during th…
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“Trump signed an executive order devoted to 'improving' national parks”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“National parks recorded 332 million visitors in 2024, generating $29 billion in local economic activity”
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“A November 2025 YouGov poll found 69% of Americans opposed the Trump administration's proposed National Park Service budget cuts”
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“A January 2026 bipartisan budget bill rejected the National Park Service budget cuts but omitted language ensuring national parks remain public lands”
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“Over 40% of US public lands are subject to oil, gas, coal, and mineral extraction”
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“The Trump administration proposed to end the 2024 Public Lands Rule, which balanced resource extraction with conservation on public lands”
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“The Trump administration ordered a significant increase in domestic mineral production on federal lands in March 2025”
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“The Trump administration opened millions of acres of public land and water to oil drilling and coal mining to secure reliable energy”
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“The Trump administration overturned a rule prohibiting logging and road construction on public lands to allow 'responsible' timber production and fire prevention”
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“In 2017, Stephen Nash noted that the Trump administration removed millions of acres from protected public lands for logging and mining”
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“The Biden administration reversed the Trump administration's removal of protected public lands for mining and logging”
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“Oil and gas leasing on public lands tripled within less than a year under the Trump administration”
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“Stephen Nash warned that public lands beyond national parks, including national forests and wildlife preserves, will be severely degraded under the Trump administration”
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“The return of American bison to national parks like Yellowstone has helped restore ecosystems”
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“The Trump administration removed or censored exhibits in national parks that discussed climate change impacts”
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“The Trump administration's focus on 'responsible forest management' is criticized as prioritizing immediate exploitation of natural resources”
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