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Message from Dem Leaders: We Got More Than A Public Land Victory in the Budget Bill

Protests building, Republicans scared, and advocacy finding its footing

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Dr. Stephanie Lovely
Aug 12, 2025
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Last Friday, two all-star congressional land defenders spoke passionately to a crowd of their constituents about the fight to safeguard our public lands. At New Mexico’s Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Melanie Stansbury took time to celebrate the work of activists who helped to defend our national parks and forests a…

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