Trump, Burgum out to undo Roosevelt’s legacy, conservation advocates say

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Conservation leaders on Tuesday accused the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum of undermining Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy of preserving American land.

Aaron Weiss, executive director of the Center for Western Priorities, said Roosevelt became president during what is known as America’s Gilded Age, “when industrialists ran roughshod over America’s public lands.”

“Teddy Roosevelt is the one who ended the Gilded Age, using his power to protect public lands and stop the exploitation of …

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