In the worst case, the citizens can simply deny attempts to, for example, develop on a national park by sitting on the park. See: the pipeline protests from the last 2 months.
Yes, it shouldn't come to that. Yes, that means abandoning jobs, income, etc and hanging out in a field for god knows how long. But, well, things aren't hopeless.
We presently have government leadership that's more amenable to such protests. I'd expect stronger crackdowns against protesters under Trump's administration (on Federal lands, states will still do mostly what they already do).
You can only get thrown in jail so many times. Donate to your favorite socially progressive group: bail funds go a long way towards enabling people who can to do.
Yes, it shouldn't come to that. Yes, that means abandoning jobs, income, etc and hanging out in a field for god knows how long. But, well, things aren't hopeless.
I made myself depressed writing that comment.