Environment Report:
CRS Releases Position Statement on Federal Lands
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a report on the complex issue of federal lands ownership, acquisition and management. The report discusses conflicting public values concerning federal lands, and raises many questions and issues: how much land the federal government should own, how managers should balance conflicting uses and coordinate efforts to address large-scale impacts (such as climate change), whether Congress should protect specific areas, and when and how agencies should collect and distribute fees for land and resource uses.