publiclands

#Trump #DOJ Outlines Legal Justification to Abolish Monuments

A US president’s power to create & undo #NationalMonuments under the 1906 #AntiquitiesAct is among the White House’s “most sweeping unilateral powers,” the DOJ said in a slip opinion.

The opinion forms the DOJ’s rationale for abolishing national monuments, many of which have been declared by presidents to protect large swaths of #PublicLand from development.

#law #PublicLands #conservation #drilling #mining
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/trump-doj-outlines-legal-justification-to-abolish-monuments-1

I've been away from Mastodon for a bit, just really having a hard time as a fed employee and scientist trying to hang on to whatever we have left. For anyone who needs something peaceful right now, here's a sunset on the wilderness coast of Washington.
#ocean #sunset #Washington #PublicLands

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Utah #Housing #PublicLands #Conservation #Law