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Keep Public Lands in Public Hands: Oppose the Selling of Public Lands in the "Big, Beautiful Bill"
Posted by Bethany Wray on
Cutthroat Pass (pictured above) is among the many areas that could be up for sale if the budget reconciliation bill passes this July. The places we love to recreate in are currently at risk of being sold off in an amendment to the Budget Reconciliation Bill by Utah Senator, Mike Lee, who claims that selling off Public Lands will turn "federal liabilities into taxpayer value, while making housing more affordable for hardworking American families"(washingtonpost.com). The dark side to this bill is that it could potentially open up oil and mining in vulnerable habitats like the Arctic Refuge (wilderness.org) and...