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Jane Goodall Just Weighed in on Trump's Decision to Drill for Oil in the Arctic

Republican lawmakers opened the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling in their new tax bill, but environmentalists are playing a long game to keep the region safe from development.

Jane Goodall Just Weighed in on Trump's Decision to Drill for Oil in the Arctic
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: Dr Jane Goodall attends 'Jane' National Geographic Documentary on Jane Goodall Premiere at UNESCO on January 19, 2018 in Paris, France. (Foc Kan/WireImage)

President Donald J. Trump’s administration lives by a single overriding credo — if Barack Obama built it, they’ll tear it down.

Environmental activists have been watching as regulation after regulation and safeguard after safeguard gets thrown on the chopping block, essentially leaving Obama’s noteworthy environmental legacy in tatters — unless legal challenges to Trump policy prove successful in court.

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