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Trump administration faces backlash over Yosemite park land transfer

The Trump administration is facing criticism for a reported plan to transfer a portion of Yosemite National Park to a private company. News outlet NOTUS revealed that the government has been working for over a year to cede a 400-meter strip of the park to Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a Nevada-based firm. This move, which would grant the company private access to park thoroughfares, is part of a broader effort to reduce conservation protections on public lands. In exchange, the National Park Service would receive land of equivalent value elsewhere in California. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster concerns a significant policy decision by a former US administration regarding public land use, which has drawn public backlash. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Trump administration faces backlash over Yosemite park land transfer

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Trump administration faces backlash over Yosemite park giveaway

    US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering giving away a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park to a private developer. An investigation published on Friday by NOTUS, a news outlet, said the government had spent over a year quietly working to transfer a rou…