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Environmental groups are worried that a short portion of the recently adopted US House rules package could expedite the transfer of public land to states – and ultimately to private entities.
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The Department of Justice says Utah gave up the rights to the federal lands within its boundaries when it joined the union in 1896.
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If the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it could drastically change the ownership and management of public lands across the West.
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Formal opposition trickled in this week over a federal proposal for managing millions of acres in southwest Wyoming. The general consensus? Not enough local input and federal overreach.
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The arguments center around a federal law signed in 1906 called the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to protect areas of federal lands with “critical natural, historical and scientific resources.”
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A bill sponsored by senators from Wyoming and West Virginia attempts to streamline energy projects on federal lands. Initial reactions are support from the extractive industry and concern from environmentalists.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially recognizing ‘conservation’ as one of the multiple uses of land it oversees, and it’s controversial with lawmakers in Wyoming.
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Some tribal residents on the Wind River Reservation are concerned that a new law could allow Wyoming to take over jurisdiction of land within the reservation. But legislators say that wasn’t the law’s intent, and that tribal lands won’t be affected.
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Legislation to improve access to public lands and address issues related to rising usage has been introduced in the U.S. House.
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Western Wyoming residents and top state officials oppose selling off hundreds of acres surrounded by Grand Teton National Park.