Young conservatives want to push Trump on climate change — the ‘America First’ way
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Image caption: Chris Barnard, president of the American Conservation Coalition, speaks about climate change at a panel in September. Image credit: Paul Morigi / Getty Images for The Atlantic. Article by Kate Yoder. Grist – January 17, 2025.
For most environmentalists, the day that 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 […]