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Revised GOP Plan Would Sell up to 1.2M Acres of Public Lands
- Senator Mike Lee proposed selling up to 1.2 million acres of federal lands nationwide for housing development in a revised plan announced on June 25, 2025.
- The proposal follows an earlier plan to sell 2.2 to 3.3 million acres that faced backlash and was stripped from a Senate budget bill by the parliamentarian for violating Senate rules.
- The pitch to sell public lands includes parcels near urban centers dubbed 'freedom zones' and affects areas important for wildlife migration and public recreation, such as Marys Peak.
- Tracy Stone-Manning of The Wilderness Society said, "This is a victory for the American public," while spokesperson Max Greenberg deemed overriding the parliamentarian 'very unlikely,' indicating continued uncertainty.
- The land sale debate has united conservationists and prompted local opposition efforts, with critics warning that selling public lands risks permanent loss of water, wildlife habitat, and outdoor access.
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If public lands go up for sale, so will America's frontier spirit • South Dakota Searchlight
A May 2024 view of the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)Americans have long enjoyed the practical and romantic aspects of the West. The West has provided us with minerals, timber, energy and space to roam freely for generations. We have a wonderful asset in the West — our public lands — which are owned by the people of the United States and held in trust for us by the federal government. Anybody …
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WyoFileAs Wyoming protests, public land sell-off ‘just getting started’
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile In the face of a backlash, Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee has revamped his public land sell-off measure to target only Bureau of Land Management holdings while also declaring, “we’re just getting started.” A reconciliation budget proposal revised by Lee’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee targets BLM land within five miles of undefined “population centers.” It puts checkerboard BLM holdings back on a …
Senate Republicans pursue new version of public land sales as Colorado lawmakers push back
After hitting a roadblock this week with the Senate parliamentarian, Republicans in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee have a new proposal for federal land sales, which could require the sale of up to 1.2 million acres. The latest version of the text would require the disposal of between 0.25% and 0.5% of Bureau of Land Management land in 11 Western states, including Colorado, where it manages 8.3 million acres. Only land located “with…
T. A. Barron: Public land goes back on the chopping block
The radical notion of selling off public lands is back. And this time it seems that only the Congress can stop the giveaway of America’s heritage to private interests — if its representatives listen to widespread public sentiment. Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee updated its budget bill to include making over 250 million acres of public lands in 11 Western states eligible for disposal, including recreation areas, wild…
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KULR-TVNorthwest Republicans would vote down spending bill if public lands sell off included
WASHINGTON D.C.- Members of congress from our region are coming together with the goal of stopping Senator Mike Lee from Utah, the members have sent a letter to the speaker of the house.
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