Putting public lands at risk is a threat to hunters and heritage
While Montana hunters filled their tags this hunting season, Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke were working in Washington, D.C., to privatize some of Montana’s coveted public lands. Their legislative push not only threatens Montana’s hunting heritage but also hands over public resources to private and corporate interests.
Daines has introduced S. 4444, aimed at benefiting Signal Peak Energy, a coal company with a criminal record. This bill would pave the way for a massive expansion of the Bull Mountains coal mine without going through the normal environmental review procedure.
Most concerningly, the bill would transfer nearly 1,000 acres of public land from public ownership, transferring them into the ownership of a private family trust. Zinke has introduced a companion bill, H.R. 8952, in the House.
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