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Will Washington Really Make Drilling on Federal Lands Easier?

  • A proposal could simplify selling federal land to state and local governments for housing development.
  • The federal government is the largest landowner in the U.S., managing about a quarter of the country's real estate.
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum supports building more housing on federal land.
  • The U.S. Faces a housing shortage of 4.5 million homes, prompting calls for updating land-use laws to allow federal leases for development.
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Will Washington Really Make Drilling on Federal Lands Easier?

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been effusive in his praise of the oil and gas industry in remarks delivered at CERAWeek by S&P Global conference, telling energy executives they have an ally in Washington who intends to make it easier for them to drill in federal lands and waters. “If someone was sending me revenue, they weren’t the enemy. They were the customer,” Burgum said, adding that the Trump administration welcomes anyone who prod…

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The federal government has a lot of unused land. Can we sell it off to build houses?

One proposal would create a streamlined process for selling off federal land, but only if they allow housing to be built on it.

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How Federal Lands Can Be Used to Ease the Housing Crisis

Next to inflation, Americans ranked housing as their top financial concern in a Gallup survey last May.January home sales were down 5 percent from last year’s dismal numbers. Record numbers of first-time buyers are stuck on the sidelines as housing affordability stands at its lowest level in 40 years. President Trump must follow through on his campaign pledge “to open up tracts of federal land for housing construction.” The housing market depend…

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newgeography.com broke the news in on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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