They say data center developers, mining firms, and energy companies could seize the opportunity to acquire vast tracts.

The U.S. Department of the Interior could transfer swaths of public lands to state, local and tribal governments through sales or land swaps, according to the agency’s new strategic plan. Critics are concerned that many states, cities and counties can’t afford to maintain the lands, and would sell them to private interests — the first step toward a wholesale privatization of lands that have…

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