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The Land Desk

MAGA continues to pillage public lands

Plus: Trump issues oodles of drilling permits; national park visitation; inane coal policy

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Jul 22, 2025
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An idle drill rig with Raplee Ridge in the background near Mexican Hat, Utah, an oil and gas hotspot back in the early 1900s. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Remember back in the pre-Trump II days, when every six months or so the environmental community would harp on Biden for issuing more oil and gas drilling permits than Trump did during…

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