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Trump is quietly moving to transfer a section of Yosemite National Park to a private developer, bypassing normal public land protections.
The Trump administration is quietly moving to transfer a section of Yosemite National Park to a private developer, using administrative channels to bypass the public review process that normally protects federal land. The work is being done without fanfare or public notice.
This is a deliberate choice to move fast and stay quiet. Public land sales usually trigger environmental review, local opposition, and congressional scrutiny. Bypassing those steps means fewer people know it's happening until it's done. Yosemite specifically is one of the most protected landscapes in America, which makes the choice to privatize even a section of it noteworthy. It signals the administration views national parks not as protected spaces but as assets that can be disposed of if the right deal appears.
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