Last week Rep. Jason Chaffetz made a play at solving America’s deficit woes. He decided to have a literal yard sale and auction off the open space right in the back yards of thousands of Westerners.
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Roadless rule decision applies to the BLM too
So it remains to be seen: Will the Obama administration now walk the clear path forward to protecting deserving BLM lands? Congress has clearly proven itself incapable of doing so. Yet someone has to, there’s just too much at stake.
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Chaffetz land sell-off takes real estate speculation to “excess” heights
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee hosted a hearing for eight bills today. Seven would designate or adjust wilderness in states from New Mexico to Michigan. One would legislate the forced sale of 3.3 million acres of federal land across 10 western states. As Cookie Monster would observe, “One of these...
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Threatened by encroaching energy development
These are the sights and sounds from an oil and gas drill rig on state lands only about 6 miles from the picturesque Arches National Park.
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Utah Wilderness News, October 24, 2011
Protecting western lands: a legacy opportunity for President Obama
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