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Trump administration faces pushback after looking to privatize land on Yosemite National Park

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 2 developments

By Aleena Fayaz, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A plan being considered by the Trump administration to allow a developer to use a portion of Yosemite National Park land is facing strong opposition from elected officials and conservationists, reflecting broader concerns about privatizing some of the count…

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. US considers deal to give up part of Yosemite Park

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  2. Newest

    Trump administration faces pushback after looking to privatize land on Yosemite National Park

    Headline from KRDO ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

38 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump administration plans to sell sliver of Yosemite to private company: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Trump administration is pursuing a deal to give a small sliver of land in Yosemite National Park to a private company for development, according to a report. Four people familiar with the matter told NOTUS that the Trump administration has been trying to arrange a land exchange between the feder…

  2. The New Republic

    Trump Wants to Give Away a Piece of Yosemite National Park (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    President Trump wants to give part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer. NOTUS reports that the Trump administration is trying to give a parcel of the park, about 0.25 miles long, to Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a real estate developer in Nevada.

  3. Truthout

    Trump Admin Eyes Deal to Give Away Yosemite Park Land to Real Estate Firm (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The White House has been in talks with the firm since the spring of last year.

  4. The Guardian

    Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside park The Trump administration is reportedly pushing to give a parcel of land inside Yosemite, the country’s first national park and one of its most popular, to a Nevada -based private develop…

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    The Trump administration is considering deal to give up part of Yosemite National Park (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The National Park Service is looking into a land exchange that would give a small portion of Yosemite to a Nevada-based private developer.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump administration looks to give a swath of Yosemite park to developer (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The potential deal has alarmed conservationists and former federal officials, who say that Yosemite, the crown jewel of the nation’s park system, should be off-limits to development.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developer (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer to connect a proposed development on adjacent land to an interior park road, according to administration officials, members of Congress and documents reviewed by The Times.

  8. Salt Lake Tribune

    Trump wants to give part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    Salt Lake Tribune's feed description

    The National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer.

  9. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Trump officials seek to transfer Yosemite land to private developer, report says (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Officials may be working with a private Nevada-based company to exchange roughly a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite for an undetermined parcel of California private land, the report said.

  10. The Hill

    Trump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill, the National Park Service (NPS) states that a landowner is seeking to connect their property with …

  11. Clean Tech Nica

    Sierra Club Slams Trump Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Developer (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Clean Tech Nica's feed description

    Secret proposal would give developer access through one of America’s most treasured National Parks WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has spent over a year quietly pressing the National Park Service to give up land inside Yosemite National Park so a private developer can build a road connec…

  12. The Hill

    Trump eyes Yosemite land swap (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump eyes Yosemite land swap The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress.

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump govt mulls deal to give away part of Yosemite park (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Donald Trump's administration is considering giving a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park to a private developer, a lawyer for the company confirmed to AFP on Friday.

  14. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump admin reportedly working to give part of Yosemite to developer aiming to build private road (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Trump administration is reportedly considering a land swap involving a small section of Yosemite National Park and a private real estate developer.

  15. Hawaiitribune Herald

    WH looks to give swath of Yosemite park to developer (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    The Trump administration has proposed trading away a small parcel of land in Yosemite National Park in California so a private developer can gain access to the park, according to federal officials and documents reviewed by The New York Times.

  16. Newsweek

    Map Shows Yosemite Property at Center of Trump Land Deal (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Supporters say the deal follows federal law, but critics fear it could open national parks to future development.

  17. KRDO

    Trump administration faces pushback after looking to privatize land on Yosemite National Park (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Aleena Fayaz, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A plan being considered by the Trump administration to allow a developer to use a portion of Yosemite National Park land is facing strong opposition from elected officials and conservationists, reflecting broader concerns about privatizing some of the count…

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US considers deal to give up part of Yosemite Park (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The Trump administration is considering a deal that would give a small part of Yosemite National Park in California to a Nevada-based private developer, which is seeking to build a road to gain direct access to the park, according to park advocates and a representative of the company involved.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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