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Senate Blocks GOP's Public Land Sale Plans Amid Backlash

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Source: HuffPost
Senate Blocks GOP's Public Land Sale Plans Amid Backlash
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Senator Mike Lee has revised his controversial plan to sell up to 3.3 million acres of public lands after bipartisan opposition and a ruling that his original proposal violated Senate rules; the new plan will exclude U.S. Forest Service land and limit sales to areas within 5 miles of population centers, amid ongoing political and environmental debates.

Topics:nationpolitics#bipartisan-backlash#land-sale-plan#politics#public-land-policy#public-lands#senator-mike-lee
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  1. GOP Sen. Mike Lee Forced To Revise Plan To Sell Public Lands After Major Backlash  HuffPost
  2. GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules  AP News
  3. Trump's federal land sell-off proposal includes 5M acres in Washington  KING5.com
  4. Sen. Mike Lee says he'll revisit controversial plan to sell public land  Axios
  5. Senate referee rules out public land sales in megabill  E&E News by POLITICO

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