endangered species act
Aug
14
2019
The image depicts a worker in safety gear using a brush to create a canvas showing oil derricks and a large dollar sign. This replaces the surrounding mountain, river and forest scene. The work responds to ongoing debates in August 2019 over expanded drilling and logging on federal lands. Such expansions raised questions about impacts to water quality, fish populations and species including the bald eagle. The visual argument centers on differing perspectives of value in natural areas.
