Sentences with phrase «swath of public land»

Not only would it have jeopardized funding for mass transit and axed important pedestrian and bicycle programs, but Republicans were planning on paying for the increased costs by opening up vast swaths of public lands for oil and gas drilling.

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Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for selling oil and gas leases on huge swaths of Western U.S. public lands while allegedly ignoring policies meant to protect an imperiled bird.

Standing in front of a pristine lake in the Adirondacks — where he announced the state's purchase of a swath of private lands — the governor cautioned that the public should not pass judgment until the facts are known.

Matt has to make a very public decision about a trust that has been passed down to him from royal Hawaiian ancestors, who created the trust to protect a swath of virgin Hawaiian land.