Protecting public lands was a winning platform for Democrats out West in the midterm elections.
Conservation groups are celebrating the wins as a repudiation of the Trump admin's 'energy dominance' agenda.
Its shrinking of protected national monuments and desire to open up nearly all U.S. waters to offshore oil and gas development were deeply unpopular.
The Huffington Post reports the policies triggered pro-conservation wins in states like Nevada, New Mexico and even South Carolina.