GOP federal land sale plan sparks controversy

GOP federal land sale plan sparks controversy

BILLINGS, Mont. — Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will work, skeptics…

Here’s Why the Federal Land Sale Bill Is a Bad Idea, and Horrible Legislation

America’s hunters and anglers are raising hell this week after a proposal to sell up to a half-million acres of BLM land in Nevada and Utah made it through the House Committee on Natural Resources. They’re right to raise hell. The wealth that ordinary Americans hold in our public lands and waters is one of our country’s great equalizers, putting blue-collar wage workers on the same footing — literally — with CEOs and tech bros. For hunters and a…

A push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will work,…

Myths vs. Facts: Rep. Maloy’s Public Lands Amendment - Utah Policy

Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee passed its reconciliation title with an amendment introduced by Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) that would sell small, targeted parcels of land to Washington County, Beaver County, the Washington County Water Conservancy District, and the City of St. George at fair market value. Read the myths vs. the facts of the amendment below: The post Myths vs. Facts: Rep. Maloy’s Public Lands Amendment appeared f…

Congress Launches Their Public Lands Sell Off Trial Balloon - Oregon Wild

This week, at nearly midnight, while most of us were asleep, Congressional House Republicans on the Natural Resources committee quietly pushed through a last-minute amendment to sell off thousands of acres of your public lands in Nevada and Utah. No public input. No debate. No explanation. And no analysis, so it wasn’t even clear how much land they were talking about.  The amendment, slipped in by Reps. Mark Amodei (NV) and Celeste Maloy (UT), r…

BHA Sounds Alarm, Mobilizes Grassroots Network to Fight Congressional Push to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands

Amendment bypasses public input and conservation safeguards, triggering national call to action – public lands must NOT be part of the budget reconciliation process  Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, is sounding the alarm and mobilizing its nationwide grassroots network in response to a last-minute amendment to the House budget reconciliation bill that would authorize the sale of nearly 500,000 a…