Federal Staff Cuts Continue and Land Sale Provision Announced for Nevada and Utah - Public Lands News (May 5 - 9)
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Federal Staff Cuts Continue and Land Sale Provision Announced for Nevada and Utah - Public Lands News (May 5 - 9)

In this week’s episode, we cover the details of the budget reconciliation package, the agencies and communities affected, and what you can do to help stop these devastating moves before Memorial Day.

  • What's Covered:

  • National Park Service Staff Consolidation: Over 1,600 NPS employees moved under Department of the Interior (DOI) control, stripping the Park Service of independent communications, ranger training, and operations oversight.

  • Midnight Amendment for Public Land Sales: The House Natural Resources Committee fast-tracked an amendment authorizing the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres in Nevada and Utah for tax breaks with no public comment or media notice.

  • Extractive Industries’ Wish List: How the reconciliation bill mandates offshore drilling, mining near the Boundary Waters, timber contracts, and NEPA loopholes to bypass environmental reviews.

  • Park Grants Targeted for Elimination: New York Times report details how the administration plans to cut $26 million in climate, Indigenous cultural, and DEI-focused public land programs.

  • Department of the Interior’s Budget Cuts: A proposed $5.1 billion (30.5%) cut and reorganization granting sweeping powers to DOGE allies.


  • Who Signed Off on the Sale?

    Bruce Westerman — Arkansas, 4th District (Chairman)

    Rob Wittman — Virginia, 1st District (Vice Chairman)

    Tom McClintock — California, 5th District

    Paul Gosar — Arizona, 9th District

    Amata Coleman Radewagen — American Samoa, At-large

    Doug LaMalfa — California, 1st District

    Daniel Webster — Florida, 11th District

    Russ Fulcher — Idaho, 1st District

    Pete Stauber — Minnesota, 8th District

    Tom Tiffany — Wisconsin, 7th District

    Lauren Boebert — Colorado, 4th District

    Cliff Bentz — Oregon, 2nd District

    Jen Kiggans — Virginia, 2nd District

    Wesley Hunt — Texas, 38th District

    Mike Collins — Georgia, 10th District

    Harriet Hageman — Wyoming, At-large

    Mark Amodei — Nevada, 2nd District

    Tim Walberg — Michigan, 5th District

    Mike Ezell — Mississippi, 4th District

    Celeste Maloy — Utah, 2nd District

    Addison McDowell — North Carolina, 6th District

    Jeff Crank — Colorado, 5th District

    Nick Begich — Alaska, At-large

    Mike Kennedy — Utah, 3rd District

    Adam Gray — California, 13th District


    Episode Sources:

    Resistance Rangers Press Release - https://www.resistancerangers.org/press/hundreds-of-rangers-consolidated-to-doi-nps-communications-now-under-doge-oversight

  • New York Times: NPS Grant Cuts Report - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/climate/trump-park-service-grants-cuts.html

  • BLM Public Comment Portal for September Lease Sale - https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2036690/510

  • Full Amendment Text and Bill Docs - https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/amodei-amendment-NVUT-Land-Sales.pdf

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