{"id":41027,"date":"2022-04-23T02:48:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boebert-gives-speech-on-earth-day-opposing-biden-conservation-goal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:58:46","slug":"boebert-gives-speech-on-earth-day-opposing-biden-conservation-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boebert-gives-speech-on-earth-day-opposing-biden-conservation-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert gives speech on Earth Day opposing Biden conservation goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks at a news conference July 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik\/Associated Press file)<\/span>onset<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

WASHINGTON \u2013 Rep. Lauren Boebert met with conservatives in Nebraska on Earth Day to drum up opposition against the Biden administration\u2019s goal to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.<\/p>\n

The \u201cStop the 30 x 30 Summit\u201d featured Boebert and other opponents of the America the Beautiful initiative<\/a>, also known as the \u201c30 x 30\u201d plan.<\/p>\n

Boebert\u2019s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment or provide an outline of her planned remarks at the summit.<\/p>\n

Media strategist Gabriella Hoffman, who attended the event, tweeted<\/a> a comment attributed to Boebert at the summit: \u201cIf you truly want to cut carbon emissions, don\u2019t lock up our lands. Allow us \u2026 to be stewards of that land.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conservation initiative is part of a larger executive order<\/a> to combat climate change and aims to more than double the 13% of national lands and waters with permanent federal protection. The ambitious goal requires conserving over 440 million acres of land by 2030, an area twice the size of Texas, leading some farmers and conservatives to label the plan<\/a> a \u201cland grab.\u201d Conservation efforts involving private landowners are voluntary, according to the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s challenge is a call to action to support locally led conservation and restoration efforts of all kinds and all over America, wherever communities wish to safeguard the lands and waters they know and love,\u201d said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and others in a statement<\/a> about the initiative. \u201cDoing so will not only protect our lands and waters but also boost our economy and support jobs nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boebert has labeled the goal as an overreach of the federal government\u2019s power and said allocating more land to conservation could threaten economic development.<\/p>\n

In response to the initiative, Boebert introduced the \u201cThe 30 x 30 Termination Act,\u201d which would nullify the conservation program and prevent the use of federal money for any similar initiatives. Parallel legislation was introduced in the Senate, but neither bill has made any progress in Congress since their May 2021 introductions.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocking up 30% of all our land and water within the next decade is a dream killer for future generations and local economies and will also prevent Americans from utilizing their public lands and enjoying the outdoors,\u201d Boebert said in a statement announcing<\/a> her bill last year.<\/p>\n

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts hosted the summit, which was organized by the private property rights advocacy group American Stewards of Liberty.<\/p>\n\n

Organizers promised attendees resources to fight the initiative and said the summit would<\/a> \u201cconnect America\u2019s working landowners with the policymakers in position to stop the land grab, to advocate effective solutions, and to strengthen the movement that has emerged to stop Biden\u2019s agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skye Witley, a senior at American University in Washington, D.C., is an intern for The Durango Herald and The Journal in Cortez. He can be reached at switley@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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