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Trump to attend opening of Roosevelt library amid overturning conservation efforts
Theodore Roosevelt protected swathes of land, while Trump has lifted them from more than 86m acres Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say. While in office from 1901 to 1909, Roosevelt established five new national parks, protected swaths of land and passed legislation enabling himself and future presidents to proclaim historic landma…
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