Both Republicans and Democrats across the Interior West are concerned about Trump administration policies that shrink national monuments and promote oil and gas development on public lands.
That’s according to the ninth annual Conservation in the West poll, a bipartisan snapshot of values across the Interior West.
“There is an overwhelming sentiment that conservation rather than resource extraction ought to be guiding our management of these lands,” pollster Dave Metz said.
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