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latimes.com - Why is the federal government trading away public land to the 1 percent?
Federal land exchanges have become a back-door auction block for wealthy private citizens.
NBC News - Donald Trump's Unusual Plan to Lower the National Debt
Trump would sell off $16 trillion worth of government assets in order to eliminate the national debt, a senior campaign adviser told MSNBC Sunday.
HuffPost - Trump's Leaked Infrastructure Plan Suggests A Future Sell-Off Of Public Land
The president and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have both said they are against transferring control to states.
Vox - Trump slashed Utah national monuments by 2 million acres. Now comes the legal battle.
The president is testing his power to destroy our national monuments.
Snopes.com - Did President Trump Open National Parks and Wildlife Refuges for Coal Mining?
President Trump lifted a temporary moratorium on leasing federal lands for coal mining, but that activity was never completely shut down.
the Guardian - Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land, sparking rallies
Land totaling the size of Connecticut has been targeted in a new bill in the Republican House, uniting hunters and conservationists in opposition
EcoWatch - Trump, Zinke to Auction Away 700,000 Acres of Western Public Lands for Fracking
President Trump and Ryan Zinke plan to auction off 700,000 acres of public lands for fracking, endangering clean air and water, the climate and sacred lands.
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