
Drew
McConville
Senior Fellow
Republican presidential candidates are using proposals to seize, sell, or privatize America’s public lands to curry favor with the far-right wing.
This fourth and final installment of the “Bundy’s Buddies” series identifies 20 candidates for federal office and current members of Congress who share Cliven Bundy’s views about America’s public lands, mapping each of their state’s most visited public lands and amount of consumer spending on outdoor recreation.
This new series examines the growing fringe of right-wing politicians and organizations who share Cliven Bundy’s belief that the U.S. government has no legitimate authority over federal lands.
We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.