MeatEater: A Public Land Virus We Can’t Seem to Shake
Bad ideas aren’t so bad until they start to get contagious. That appears to be what’s happening with one of the worst public land viruses infecting our nation today.
"Bad ideas aren’t so bad until they start to get contagious. That appears to be what’s happening with one of the worst public land viruses infecting our nation today.
Four western states have thrown their support behind a Utah lawsuit that could transfer millions of acres of public land into private hands. In an amicus brief filed last week, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, and the Arizona State Legislature endorsed Utah’s request to have their case heard by the Supreme Court. They argue that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to hold land that it has not “appropriated” for a specific purpose. They say national monuments or national forests are fine, but they argue that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) should be forced to dispose of its unappropriated land."