At the last presidential debate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), labeling him as “liberal on the environment” for his stance against fracking in Everglades National Park. The fourth debate, hosted in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, presents an opportunity for candidates to assert that environmental stewardship is, in fact, an inherently conservative value.

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