President Donald Trump pledged to declare a national energy emergency, advance the production and export of dirty fossil fuels, and challenge initiatives to expand the use of clean vehicles. Photo by pixabay
January 20, 2025 (Boston, MA) – On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump pledged to declare a national energy emergency, advance the production and export of dirty fossil fuels, and challenge initiatives to expand the use of clean vehicles. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response.
“In a divisive and graceless inaugural address and pledged executive orders, President Trump has outlined a vision and agenda promising more illness and death from dirty vehicles and power plants, increased peril from extreme weather and wildfires, more savaging of public resources for private gain, and new dangers for communities denied opportunity and belonging for centuries,” said Brad Campbell, President of CLF. “To the extent the Trump Administration seeks more efficient and just systems to protect the nation’s natural and human communities, Conservation Law Foundation will work with the president’s appointees to find common ground, however improbable that may seem. Barring that, Conservation Law Foundation has lawyers at the ready to stop Trump’s worst, in court if necessary, and will press New England’s leaders to provide the bold leadership needed to protect our health, environment, and climate that won’t be forthcoming from Washington.”
CLF experts are available for further comment.
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