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April 16, 2019

Sen. Warren Unveils Public Lands Proposal, Incl. Ban on Drilling
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In environmental news, Democratic presidential candidate Senator
Elizabeth Warren announced she would ban any new fossil fuel drilling on
public lands or waters-on day one of her presidency. In a post on
Medium, Warren also vowed to increase the production of renewable
energy, restore protections to national monuments targeted by the Trump
administration, bring in local and tribal leaders to help manage public
lands, and create thousands of jobs via a youth and veteran
"Conservation Corps." Senator Warren wrote, "We must not allow
corporations to pillage our public lands. America's public lands belong
to all of us. We should start acting like it."


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