Utah Senator Mike Lee Withdraws Plan for Public Land Sale After Public Backlash Republican Senator Mike Lee announced on Sunday, June 29, that he had dropped the planned sale of public lands across 11 Western states, including Colorado, Utah, and California from the FY25 Budget Reconciliation bill. Initially, the Utah senator had proposed to direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to sell between 2.2 and 3.3 million acres […] Julia Schneemann | June 29, 2025 0 Comments