Republicans target public lands protections in a new way

By: Alex Brown

Outlets: Stateline

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,863

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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Over the past year, GOP leaders and the Trump administration have used a law known as the Congressional Review Act to push for coal mining in Montana, oil drilling in Alaska and copper mining in Minnesota, while also attempting to reverse protections for a national monument in Utah.

The rarely used act gives Congress a few months to revoke new federal regulations. Only in the past year has it ever been used to overrule land …

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