Sentences with phrase «control of public lands»

That's what many ranchers and sympathizers opposing federal control of public lands in the West concluded after the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.

If Latin gets preferential treatment, City Hall essentially will be, yes, giving control of public land to a private user.

With a right - wing movement to wrestle control of public lands from the federal government gaining momentum, Zinke's rhetoric offered conservationists some measure of comfort.

Kierán Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement the bill — despite being touted as good for the environment — «was one of several schemes he led to turn control of public land to industry dominated panels.»

In addition to a Trump administration filled with climate deniers, and that wants to gut the EPA and cut NASA climate research funding, the schemes by many GOP lawmakers to transfer control of public lands — which includes national parks, national forests, wilderness areas and wildlife preserves — presents a unique, yet ultimately avoidable problem.

The Bundys refuse to recognize federal control of public land.

January 11, 2018 • With all charges against Cliven Bundy dropped, the Nevada rancher says his fight against the U.S. government's control of public lands is just beginning.