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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Folds On Public Land Sell-Off
But the fight for the future of America’s shared resources rages on.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
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He Lobbied For Offshore Oil Drillers. Now He Runs The Agency That Regulates Them.
As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics…
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Jimmy Tobias
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Hana Beach
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Mike Lee Flails As His Public Land Sale Triggers Firestorm
The Utah Senator says he is rewriting his controversial bill to narrow the scope of federal land sales. It is unlikely to appease his growing number of…
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Chris D'Angelo
5
Public Land Reporting Has Never Mattered More
Please help Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most to make sense of these fast-moving developments: hard facts and context.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Jimmy Tobias
, and 
Roque Planas
Is The Montana Firewall On Public Land Sales Crumbling?
A special carveout for Big Sky Country and crickets from the state’s GOP senators over the last week expose cracks in the Montana delegation’s…
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Chris D'Angelo
Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands
Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land
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Jimmy Tobias
5
Utah Senator Resurrects Federal Land Sell-Off. This Time It’s A Fire Sale.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s contribution to the GOP’s “big, beautiful” budget bill would auction off up to 3.2 million acres of the public domain.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
DOJ Memo Gives Trump A Green Light To Dismantle National Monuments
“The power to declare carries with it the power to revoke,” a Trump official wrote in a legal memo.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Jimmy Tobias
, and 
Roque Planas
New Interior Draft Strategic Plan Drops Mention Of Federal Land Reductions
The public version of DOI’s plan omits contentious goals contained in a prior leaked version.
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Chris D'Angelo
 and 
Roque Planas
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Budget Bill Hands Public Land Near Iconic Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary…
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Jimmy Tobias
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Looks To Resurrect Public Land Sell-Off Through GOP Budget
Here we go again.
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Chris D'Angelo
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