Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016/Natural resources

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Scott Walker suspended his presidential campaign on September 21, 2015.^[1]

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In 2013, Scott Walker signed the “No Climate Tax Pledge," created by American's for Prosperity. According to The Capital Times, "Signers of the pledge...promise to 'oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue' — in other words, no legislation on climate change without an equivalent amount of tax cuts."^[2]

In an interview with Breitbart in March 2015, Scott Walker criticized President Barack Obama for vetoing the Keystone XL Pipeline.^[3]

On April 15, 2013, Walker sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry in support of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Walker wrote, "Keystone XL would provide a major boost to Wisconsin's economy, as well as the nation's, by creating numerous manufacturing and construction jobs, on top of other advantages. Additionally, Americans would benefit from a greater supply of affordable energy, strengthening our energy security, and reducing our country's dependence on overseas oil."^[4]^[5]

Speaking at the Wisconsin Freight Rail Day in 2013, Scott Walker expressed his support for fracking.^[6]

In 2013, Scott Walker signed a bill that streamlined the approval process for mining.^[7]

Shortly after taking office in 2011, Walker introduced legislation that "would mandate minimum setbacks of 1,800 feet between a wind turbine and the nearest property line," according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Opponents of the bill viewed this as an attack on wind energy.^[8]

During Walker's time as governor, conservation-related infractions from Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) decreased by 28 percent compared to the previous governor, Jim Doyle. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in October 2014, "During Walker's term, environmental groups have expressed worries that the DNR is not as aggressive in enforcing environmental and conservation laws as past administrations. DNR records bear this out, but agency officials say they remain as vigilant as ever."^[9]

In February 2012, Scott Walker signed a bill "to loosen state regulations on development in wetlands." Walker called the law "a great example of how government can be a true partner in economic development instead of a barrier."^[10]

During a visit to Florida in June 2015, Scott Walker said, "One of the things I’d love to see the next Congress and the next president hone in on is pulling major portions of Washington and sending it back to the states. The EPA’s a good example. Every state has an equivalent of the EPA. Every state that has it, not that they’re all perfect, but they’re much more effective, much more efficient and certainly much more accountable at the state and local level than they are in Washington." Walker explained that the repurposed EPA would instead be focused on “mediating between interstate disputes and compacts where you’ve got bodies of land and water that go over multiple state lines, but leave the rest at the state level.”^[11]

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