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CONGRATULATIONS
as it should be
000s/millions have enacted,not just one selfish idiot
A bipartisan win for Mother Nature
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Senate Passes a Sweeping Land Conservation Bill
as it should be
000s/millions have enacted,not just one selfish idiot
A bipartisan win for Mother Nature
Mario Tama/Getty Images
- In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act Tuesday. The landmark conservation act will protect 1.3 million acres of wilderness, establish new monuments, and expand some national parks. [The New York Times / Coral Davenport]
- The 92 to 8 victory comes as President Donald Trump openly doubts on climate change and rolls back environmental protections. The key to the bill's success may be the benefits it confers on the states of nearly every senator who voted for it: Taxpayers are projected to save $9 million, parks will be expanded, new national monuments built, and mining claims near public land removed. [The Chicago Tribune / Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni]
- One of the package’s major winners is the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which will receive permanent authority to use offshore drilling revenue to pay for conservation sites at parks, preserves, and other public sites. [The Washington Post / Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni]
- Here’s one catch: Nearly half a million acres of federal land in Alaska will be privatized. The land will be redistributed among about 2,800 Native American Vietnam War veterans — however, not only are these veterans getting old, but there’s nothing prohibiting them from selling these rich allotments to developers. [The Washington Post / Christopher Solomon]
- The act also protects cultural history that's tied to the natural environment. In California, 43,000 acres will be added to Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks, and wilderness that is home to a historic trade route will be protected. [The Guardian / Cassidy Randall]
Senate Passes a Sweeping Land Conservation Bill