Sell-Off of Public Land Stripped From Bill
WESTERN STATES, JUL 1 – The Senate withdrew a proposal to sell up to 1.2 million acres of Western public lands after opposition from conservation groups and some Republican senators, preserving public ownership.
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Montana delegates celebrate killing public lands sale proposal, take credit
Though Montana received an exemption, Sens. Tim Sheehy and Steve Daines and Reps. Ryan Zinke and Troy Downing remained vocal in their opposition.
Public lands sale shelved, but threats remain, conservation groups say
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Utah senator's efforts to put public lands on the auction block ended quietly Saturday night in a social media post acknowledging "sincere concern" — and Senate rules that stood in the way. Republican Mike Lee's proposal would have sold millions of acres of federal land under the control of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). As he looked to salvage the proposal after attacks from conservation groups and colleagues in …
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