renewable energy

He also mentioned “attacking food prices by going after some of these anti-competitive mergers ... attacking climate change by continuing our investment in renewable energy, and also really diving into the water issue. No pun intended.”

But this land is also prime real estate for renewable energy firms, presenting authorities with a unique conservation challenge.

But with renewable energy gaining a strong foothold in the US and popular support for wind and solar, Trump's efforts to ramp up oil and gas instead may be less effective.

He has pledged to increase production of US fossil fuels - vowing to "drill, drill, drill" on day one in favour of renewable energy sources such as wind power.

Dozens of environmental groups, labor unions, social justice organizations, water agencies and renewable energy companies, as well as the water recycling industry, have been lobbying for the proposal.