There’s no shortage of reasons to condemn the Trump administration for shrinking Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But one that gets less attention is its implications for climate change and migration.
With millions of acres newly available for oil and gas development, we will likely increase Utah’s carbon footprint, hastening the impacts of climate change.
By 2050, climate change is expected to displace 200 million people, none of whom will be considered refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention. In other words, we’re facing a migration crisis of epic proportions.
One place where people may no longer be able to live?