Nevada Governor and BLM Sign Agreement to Release Federal Lands for Development
They’re literally calling it a “disposal of public lands” as if shared wilderness, sacred ground, and national inheritance are garbage to be cleared and sold.
They signed the papers in Carson City like it was a real estate deal. The Governor. The Bureau of Land Management. Smiles for the cameras. Phrases like “economic development,” and “progress.” But the truth wasn’t hidden in the subtext. It was front and center.
They’re literally calling it a “disposal” of public lands.
And they’re proud of it. BLM Nevada acting state director Kim Prill said the quiet part out loud:
“We look forward to working with the State of Nevada to provide accurate data as efficiently as possible to help Nevadans find public land potentially available for disposal.”
There it is. Out in the open. No reverence. No caution. Just a federal agency talking about public land the way you’d talk about a burned-out appliance or a pile of junk in the garage.
Not a transfer. Not a stewardship agreement. Disposal.
Disposal – as if the land is garbage.
Disposal – like expired meat. Like broken furniture.
Disposal – trash to be hauled to the curb for private hands to cart away.
This isn…