The words “conservative” and “environmentalist” are all too often considered mutually exclusive.

One could be forgiven for consideration, given that the most recent Republican president called climate change a hoax perpetrated by China. But I am here to inform you that conservative leadership on the environment has returned. It arrives via the Conservative Climate Caucus, a new conservative climate platform chaired by congressman John Curtis of Utah. The caucus will present conservative and market-based solutions to our environmental and climate woes. The 52 GOP congressional members of this caucus are reclaiming the mantle of conservative leadership on the environment. They hearken back to great conservative environmental leaders such as Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and George H.W. Bush.