Federal Bill Proposes Massive Public Land Sale | JQJO

A federal budget bill proposes selling over 255 million acres of US public land, including 5 million acres in Washington state. Critics, including environmental groups, denounce this as a "land grab" with irreversible consequences, while supporters argue for local control. The bill, part of a larger measure making Trump-era tax cuts permanent, has passed the House and awaits Senate debate. Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands calls it an "ill-conceived proposal".