Human well-being is the only environmental issue. Most human beings value parks, open spaces and natural habitats, to say nothing of pristine air and water. However, those are not the only precious things contributing to everyone s well-being. Food, shelter and comfort probably rank higher in nearly everyone s life priorities. However, some aesthetic values compete with the domestic values for resources.
Comfort requires heating and cooling energy.
Power plants, oil wells and mining that makes that comfort possible may not be the most attractive or even the best use of any particular location. Arbitrating those tradeoffs through the exercise of political power always works to the detriment of those without political influence. In most cases, that s the common man with limited resources and little time. The only means of putting everyone on an equal standing is pricing. Natural amenities need to be acquired and maintained in a fair and equal competition with other human values and life priorities.