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Energy & Environment

The Trump Administration Has a Plan to Sell Off Federal Lands

The Interior Department says it will work to sell off federal lands to states, tribes and local governments.

Trump, Chris Wright, Doug Burgam

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has referred to the country’s 640 million acres of federal lands as a “balance sheet.” (Evan Vucci/AP)

By Anna Kramer

November 11, 2026 02:05 p.m.

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