Finding ways to reexamine the federal government’s role in many cases can also be effective. Take the recent string of disastrous summer forest fires. For a state like Montana that has been plagued by forest fires, the state Department of Natural Resources has been barred from helping fight the fires in the past because they’ve occurred on federal land. Montana knows about their forests better than anyone else and should have a larger stake in the forests, especially during times of disaster.

the American Conservation Coalition

liberals are willing to work with the “opposing side.”

Ninety-five percent of Americans support national parks and 74 percent believe the environment should be protected at nearly all costs. Yet they assume the environment is a partisan issue.

nearly all Americans agree that we need clean air, clean water, and a thriving environment.

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In fact, nearly all Americans agree that state and federal governments have a duty to protect our nation’s environment, wildlife, and human health in one way or another.

. Instead of an intrusive punishment for landowners, they should be given the incentives to do the right thing.

If a landowner has an endangered species on their land, the government dictates how that land is managed moving forward.

Most notably, it acknowledges the importance of free enterprise and innovation in environmental discussions. Without innovation on energy sources, emissions reduction, transportation, pollution clean-up, and other important environmental issues, we’ll never solve local, national, or global environmental issues.

Additionally, 42 of the 50 College Republican state chairs signed a letter this spring calling for increased prioritization on clean energy from Republican leaders.

With a strong history and inherent care for our environment, young conservatives want to push for policies within their value-set — instead of staying silent.

Our values, which hinge on limited-government, economic success, and personal responsibility, are no longer represented within environmental discussions. We have been told those values are incompatible with a flourishing environment. Moreover, many older conservative leaders have gone silent on the issue. As a result, many young conservatives have abandoned the environment since they don’t feel they have a home.

The majority of conservative voters live in rural, natural areas. They may feel alienated by the topic of climate change, but conservatives know the necessity of taking care of the land.

Conservatives also refused to seek their own policy solution

Young conservatives are thankful for the God-given land that we were put on Earth to protect.

a recent University of Michigan study showed conservatives (and climate skeptics) were more eco-friendly in their day-to-day lives than liberals (and most climate activists).

Thanks to residing in natural areas of beauty and being a product of an education system that prioritizes environmental sustainability, we have an unmatched love for the environment.

you’ll see that most conservative-voting districts reside amidst nature

Without an appealing solution, they have tended to turn away from the problem

early 2000s, when most environmental discussions started to shift focus to solely climate change.

quickly cast aside

important communities.

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the plains of Kansas, beaches of South Carolina, mountains of Montana, or deserts of Arizona, chances are you’ve learned to adore the outdoors.

my father and grandfather