A protest against the Trump administration emerged from an unexpected source: a ski resort in Vermont. Lucy Welch, a snow reporter at Sugarbush, used her slope condition post to voice concerns over the administration's attack on National Parks and climate change. She emphasized the impact of staff cuts at NOAA and highlighted issues of diversity and respect for the various communities involved in the skiing industry. Welch's statements reflect a growing unease about the political climate and the marginalization of vulnerable groups under current policies.
Right now, National Forest lands and National Parks are under direct attack by the current Administration, Ms. Welch wrote, after praising the natural beauty of the place.
This Administration also neglects to address the danger, or even the existence of, climate change, the biggest threat to the future of our industry, and the skiing we all so much enjoy here.
We are living in a really scary and really serious time.
ALL of these groups are being targeted, undervalued, and disrespected by the current Administration, she wrote.
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