#Public land

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network Legislators from both sides of the aisle are rejoicing in the sweeping bipartisan approval of the biggest public lands package of the decade. Earlier this week, the Senate passed a 662-page measure that will designate over 1.3 million acres as

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Did you know that the federal government owns 28 percent of all land in the United States?  Today, the feds control approximately 640 million acres of land, and after decades of very poor management, many are calling on the states to

Submitted by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, In the final days of his administration, President Obama has decided that with the stroke of pen, he shall further consolidate direct federal control over lands within Western states. Specifically, Obama created the Bear Ears National Monument