These young conservatives want the GOP to take climate action—but it doesn’t look like you’d expect
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The American Conservation Coalition has grassroots support and the ear of Trump’s Cabinet picks. The next four years will test its influence.
For most environmentalists, the day Donald Trump got elected president in November was “a dark day.” But there was one small, overlooked corner of the movement that celebrated. In a statement congratulating Trump on his victory, the leaders of the American Conservation Coalition saw a chance to bring “an America-first climate strategy” to fruition. “Now, we will build a new era of American industry and win the clean energy arms race,” they wrote.