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Yosemite Land Swap Proposal Sparks Outcry | Raleigh News
Trump’s administration may be eyeing a controversial land swap to build a road into Yosemite, trading federal land for private property owned by developer Kingsbarn Realty Capital—but this isn’t the first time the idea has surfaced. Congress rejected a similar plan last year, and longtime park official Don Neubacher, who spent 36 years with the National Park Service, calls it illegal and ecologically reckless, warning it threatens sensitive wildlife like Pacific fishers and great gray owls. California senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla are firmly against it, with Padilla bluntly declaring…
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