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On the recordJuly 17, 2017
FLPMA does not give one type of land use priority over another, as this Administration is clearly trying to do by prioritizing coal, oil and gas extraction on public lands.
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Donald McEachin
Virginia

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McEachin critiques the Administration's prioritization of fossil fuel extraction over other land uses.

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