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Big Bend Border Wall Lawsuits, FY27 Budget Cuts for BLM, and Boundary Waters Mining Protections Revoked - Public Lands News (April 6-17)

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Outdoor Minimalist
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Apr 17, 2026
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This week’s public lands news briefing covers: 1. Recent Big Bend border wall lawsuits with Laiken Jordahl (Center for Biological Diversity) 2. The proposed FY2027 Department of the Interior budget and its impacts on BLM lands with Chris Hill (Conservation Lands Foundation) 3. The Senate’s passage of H.J. Res. 140, overturning Boundary Waters mining protections Resources & Links: Senate roll call vote for H.J. Res. 140: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00084.htm Call the U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Center for Biological Diversity: https://biologicaldiversity.org Conservation Lands Foundation: https://www.conservationlands.org Subscribe to the Outdoor Minimalist newsletter: https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com