With the EPA now under the direction of a shill for the petroleum industry and a President who actually despises the natural world, we may need to turn to state and local governments to protect nature. This may not be as difficult as you think.
The latest issue of the Nature Conservancy magazine had a list of 12 local or state ballot measures that passed in 2024. They included Story County, Iowa, where residents approved a $25 million bond issue to improve hiking and biking trails; a statewide approval in Louisiana directing royalties from offshore wind and solar energy to protect the state’s barrier islands and create marshlands; and a Jasper County, South Carolina, vote approving a $94 million tax for land conservation and water protection.
As one of Nature Conservancy political campaign staffers said, “When you frame the issue around voters’ core values–clean air, clear water, quality of life and protection for future generations–they overwhelmingly vote in support.”
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