Chris Barnard

Chris Barnard is the president of the American Conservation Coalition Action (ACC Action).

Teddy Roosevelt national park and person

Opinion

July 26, 2026

Congress should honor Teddy Roosevelt and conserve our outdoors for the next 250 years

A foreign visitor surcharge and renewed infrastructure funding aim to address failing systems at Yellowstone, Yosemite and other national parks.

Austria sues European Union

Opinion

December 8, 2023

We must advance nuclear energy in the US

Recent geopolitical events, from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine to China’s nefarious energy supply chain dominance, make securing our energy future all the more urgent.