In a rare bipartisan letter, Idaho state legislators celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have allowed the ...

The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population ...

The provision in the Senate version of “One Big Beautiful Bill” would allow the sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public ...

Idaho’s public lands aren’t for sale. Stop the reconciliation bill | Opinion. Idaho Statesman. Sun, June 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 5 min read. The north face of Mount Baird, left, is shown ...

Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo made statements Friday opposing the sale of more than 3 million acres of public land as part of the federal budget reconciliation bill.. The Republican ...

A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren't enough. U ...

Our public lands are our legacy; they are not for sale. Jameson Hohbein, Bellingham. End oil and gas subsidies. Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and James Risch face an important decision regarding Idaho’s ...

Castle Peak and Merriam Peak in the White Clouds, part of the wilderness area that Rep. Mike Simpson pushed to create. Simpson cosponsored a bill to prevent the sale of public lands to fund the ...

IDAHO, USA — Idaho's two U.S. senators announced their opposition Friday to congressional legislation that could result in the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of the state's public lands.

Idaho's Mike Simpson backs Public Lands in Public Hands Act as House debates sale of federal land in budget talks, stressing the importance of public access. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

In Idaho, public lands support 78,000 jobs and generate $2.5 billion in wages. This week, our own Rep. Mike Simpson, R-ID, took a powerful stand for public lands. Rep.

BOISE — A report jointly released Wednesday by the Idaho Conservation League and The Wilderness Society suggests that the Idaho Department of Lands sold hundreds of thousands of acres of ...