Dave Upthegrove on land sales, federal funding cuts and wildfire immigration raids [View all]

The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue.

President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have issued orders aimed at expediting energy production on federal lands. Burgum has repeatedly referred to federal lands as America’s “balance sheet,” pushing for increased oil and gas extraction, logging and mining.

The administration also wants to roll back the Roadless Rule, which prohibits logging on millions of acres of national forests. Meanwhile, some congressional Republicans have pushed bills to sell off millions of federal acres.

Other administration proposals include transferring more federal responsibilities — such as disaster recovery — to the states, changing oversight of federal firefighters, and making significant cuts to federal lands agencies.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/07/dave-upthegrove-on-land-sales-federal-funding-cuts-and-wildfire-immigration-raids/