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Supreme Court cements access to millions of acres of 'checkerboard' public land

Supreme Court cements access to millions of acres of 'checkerboard' public land Diana Ionescu Fri, 05/01/2026 - 07:00 Primary Image...

Alaska's Federal Public Lands Transfer Shows How Feds Will Sell Your Off-Road and Hunting Areas

A recent Public Lands Order transferred over a million acres of public lands in Alaska along the famed Dalton Highway shows how the federal government will begin to chip away and s...

How a Once Obscure Federal Law Could Shape America’s Public Lands for Decades

The plans governing U.S. public land use usually develop slowly, the product of years—or even decades—of deliberation and input from ranchers, outdoor recreation enthusiasts, Tribe...

The best books and documentaries about national parks and public lands

Nearly 40% of the United States is public land — equating to more than 600 million acres of land and water. It’s time you learned more about them.

Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more...

Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more...

Trump Administration Rule Removes Conservation as Public Land Use

Conservation leaves land “idle while it should be used for commercial purposes, the U.S. Interior Department stated.       

Billionaires, Trump officials, and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana’s Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property. For fifth-generation Monta...

Public Lands Rule Rescinded

Dear Friends, I’ve spent the last three days in Denver at a summit of the Conservation Lands Foundation’s Friends Grassroots Network. It is a biennial gathering of more than 150 de...

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more...

Sierra Club Statement on Interior’s Decision to Give Away 1.4 Million Acres of National Public Lands for Mining and Dril...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced today that it intends to transfer approximately 1.4 million acres of national public lands in Alaska’s Dalton Utility Co...

Put the ‘public’ back in public lands

Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources is moving toward demand-based park fees, shutting people out of choices about lands they co-own. Read the story on VTDigger here: Put the ‘pu...

Stevan Pearce Confirmed as BLM Director, Despite His Position on Public Land Sales

The former New Mexico senator and businessman was confirmed along party lines in a mass confirmation vote Monday evening The post Stevan Pearce Confirmed as BLM Director, Despite H...

Exclusive – Secretary Doug Burgum: Royalties from Energy Production on Federal Lands ‘Good for Conservation, Wildlife, N...

Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” event with Interior Secretary and National Energy Dominance Council Chairman Doug Burgum featured a wide-ranging policy discussion on t...

LETTER: Public lands bill would send Nevada money to Washington

Shut it down.

Attention 4th Graders, You Can Visit All 2,000 Federal Lands & Waters For Free

Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...