environmental protection
Jan
14
2020
The cartoon shows Donald Trump as an orange-faced infant clinging to a chain and riding a large wrecking ball marked NEW E.P.A. RULES. The ball swings toward a Christmas ornament shaped like Earth hanging from a tree branch. The title WRECKING BALL appears at the bottom. Published January 14 2020 the image responds to Trump administration actions rolling back environmental regulations through the EPA. The visual ties those policy changes to broader concerns over climate impacts including events like Australian wildfires linked to fossil fuel emissions.
Sep
19
2019
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.
Sep
12
2018
