Jonah Yellowman talks with visitors on a highway pullout near the Bears Ears formations where he and fellow Navajos go to gather wood to heat their homes and pray to spirits of their ancestors in Utah, U.S. December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Annie Knox
(Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump aims to open up federal lands to more energy development, tapping into a long-running and contentious debate over how best to manage America’s remaining wilderness.
The U.S. government holds title to about 500 million acres of land across the country, including national parks and forests, wildlife refuges and tribal territories stretching from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. They overlay billions of barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas, coal, and uranium.
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