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Welcome back to ESCN’s March BADness, our tournament of the 64 worst things Donald Trump has done for our environment.
This is what you’ve been waiting for – the bottom of the oil barrel, the cellar-dwellers, the Final Four. If the Awful Eight was full of upsets, the Final Four will leave you just upset.
We’ve got four powerhouse actions facing each other for a chance to be crowned worst of the worst. Our first matchup is a battle for our public lands: Revoking the Public Lands Rule against Abusing the Congressional Review Act to Overturn Public Lands Protections. Our other matchup is all about private industry: Reinstating illegal oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge versus Attempting to Sell-Off Millions of Acres of Public Lands.
These are two all-star matchups, and anything could happen. One thing is for sure: No matter who wins, our public lands lose. See what our expert bracketologists have to say, and make your picks on our Facebook and Instagram pages. While you’re at it, make your voice heard and stand up for our communities, our air and water, and our lands and wildlife! Learn more about each action and add your name to protect what matters for the next generation at the links below.
Rollbacks Regional
- Revoking the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 60 million acres of national forests to logging
- (WINS) Revoking the Public Lands Rule to prioritize corporate drilling, mining, and logging on public lands. Take action, Protect Public Lands from Corporate Polluters and Billionaires!
Executive (Dis)orders
- Militarizing public lands to stage ICE raids in Los Angeles
- (WINS) Abusing an obscure law to cut out public input and overturn public lands protections. Take action, Congress: Protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness from Toxic Mining!
Energy Vampires
- Exempting coal plants from toxic mercury pollution standards
- (WINS) Reinstating illegal oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge
Corporate Giveaways
- (WINS) Pushing to privatize millions of acres of public lands, locking out the public from the great outdoors
- Trying to open Boundary Waters, one of the most popular recreation areas in the country, to toxic sulfide mining. Take action, Congress: Protect the Boundary Waters Wilderness from Toxic Mining!