Conservatives must reclaim Earth Day

April 22 marks the 54th celebration of Earth Day. Unfortunately, there should be much more to celebrate five decades later. 

Even today, with an administration that has made environmentalism a top priority, the majority of the public believes President Joe Biden has “mostly failed” on climate change. Perhaps that’s because his administration insists on counterproductive methods of decarbonization, such as mandating electric vehicles and pausing permits for American liquefied natural gas export terminals. These policies have also resulted in spiraling costs and shrinking consumer choice for hard-working people.

Thankfully, there’s a different, better approach that taps a rich history of environmental leadership and charts a path to a future with cheaper and cleaner energy. But it will require conservatives to reinsert ourselves into the discussion about conservation instead of simply allowing far-Left voices to run rampant, pushing devastatingly costly mandates and regulations.