Public Lands, Private Profits: Inside the Trump Plan to Offload Federal Land

Public lands, private profits: Inside the Trump plan to offload federal land

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Mike Lee says selling public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past sales show otherwise • Utah News Dispatch

New homes are under construction in Spanish Fork on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On Monday, June 23, a crowd of about 2,000 people surrounded the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet had come for a m…

Trump’s Push for New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands: Implications for Investors, the U.S. Economy, and Alaska

President Donald Trump has signaled a bold agenda to expand oil and gas leasing on federal lands, a move that could reshape America’s energy landscape. This policy shift, aimed at bolstering domestic energy production, has sparked intense debate about its economic, environmental, and geopolitical ramifications. Drawing on recent discussions, including insights from Energy Security and Freedom (Substack, July 2025), this article explores what thi…