Bipartisan majorities in Western states oppose Trump’s rollback of public lands protections

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 818

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Large, bipartisan majorities of voters across eight Western states remain concerned about the impacts of climate change and opposed to efforts by the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules and public lands protections.

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