Zinke Energy Plan: This Land is Polluters’ Land
A strategy document prepared by the Department of Interior revealed the agency’s intentions to open federal lands and offshore waters to increased mining and drilling, with less public oversight, as part of a so-called “America-First” energy strategy.
Danielle Droitsch, Director of Fossil Fuel Supply at the Natural Resources Defense Council, had the following reaction:
“This isn’t an America-First strategy; it’s a Polluters First strategy. While the Trump Administration looks to boost entry fees to enter our national parks, they’re giving away America’s lands and waters to profit oil and gas industry executives.”
###
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked to protect the world's natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Bozeman, MT, and Beijing. Visit us at www.nrdc.org and follow us on Twitter @NRDC.