Senate GOP Revives Push to Sell Millions of Acres of Western Public Lands
TL;DR
Senate Republicans are reviving a plan to sell 2.2 to 3.3 million acres of federal lands in Western states to fund housing development, sparking controversy within the party and opposition from conservationists.
- A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres. The New York Times
- Senate GOP plan would sell millions of acres of Western public land The Washington Post
- Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of US lands AP News
- New provision in Senate budget bill could put Wyoming public lands up for sale WyoFile
- Sen. Mike Lee resurrects push to sell off wide swaths of public lands in Utah and across the West The Salt Lake Tribune
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