In Colorado College’s ninth annual Conservation in the West Poll, released this week, Western voters definitively rejected the Trump administration’s energy-first approach to managing America’s public lands. By a rate of nearly three to one, Westerners prefer policy makers emphasize protecting public lands and waters over increasing energy development.
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Poll: Westerners reject Trump administration’s approach to public lands and “energy dominance”
Feb 1, 2019
Issue: Land Protection, Outdoor Voters, Wildlife
Subject: Colorado, Polling & Data
By Center for Western Priorities
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