Outsideonline.com - Full Article
The GOP doesn't think the feds should oversee our national heritage. Here's why they're wrong.
Wes Siler
Nov 2, 2017
States should manage the public lands within their own borders, right? It sounds like one of those common sense, local management, small government things that will be in the citizens’ best interests.
It’s actually exactly the opposite.
That's because the federal government is mandated to manage public lands for multiple uses. So for-profit enterprises, like logging and drilling, need to co-exist with folks who want to hike, bike, and play on those lands, as well as the wildlife that already lives there. In contrast, states are mandated to manage their lands for profit, which means logging and drilling take precedent over public access and environmental concerns.
The difference really is that simple, and it's really all you need to know to understand why federal management is better for our wild places than state management. But the ramifications of that difference are incredibly far reaching...
Read more here:
https://www.outsideonline.com/2256531/why-you-dont-want-states-managing-public-land
No comments:
Post a Comment