Cortez Masto’s public lands two-step

By: Patrick Donnelly

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The recent confirmation hearing for former Rep. Steve Pearce, who Trump nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management, exposed a stark truth for Nevada: Sen. Cortez Masto and her Clark County lands bill are out of step with the broadly held consensus about public lands in the West.

Across the region, the public lands movement is surging — especially opposition to large-scale sell-offs. For years, proposals in Congress to privatize …

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