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February 13, 2019

Senate Passes Bill Protecting 1 Million Acres of Public Lands
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The Senate has overwhelmingly passed a major new public lands bill,
voting 92 to 8 to add over a million acres of protected wilderness, add
four new national monuments and expand eight existing national parks. A
provision also prevents mining in over 370,000 acres of land around two
national parks, including Montana's Yellowstone. The bill, which now
heads to the House for approval, would also permanently reauthorize the
federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which lapsed last year.


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