The measure to sell off 1.2 million acres of land has been removed from the Senate budget bill

Article by Sophie Stuber, Assistant Editor - Telluride Daily Planet - July 1, 2025

Hikers descending Ajax Peak near Telluride. Public land advocates earned a victory this week when a provision to sell off up to 1.225 million acres of BLM land in the West was removed from the Senate tax and spending bill. (Photo by Sophie Stuber/Telluride Daily Planet)


After an overwhelming public outcry against a proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands, the provision was removed from the Senate tax and spending bill on Saturday. The plan would have seen the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sell up to 1.225 million acres of lands across 11 western…

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