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The High Cost of Public Lands Ranching

The federal grazing system, propped up by subsidies and access to 375,000 square miles of the West, disproportionately benefits billionaires, mining companies and large corporate outfits. Dwindling oversight has allowed grazing where it’s not allowed and for longer than permitted, damaging the environment.

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