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Scholar warns modern political movements pose novel threat to federal land management
5968046 · October 15, 2025
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Summary
James Killen warned that current national political movements threatening the administrative state differ from past regional 'sagebrush' rebellions and could undercut federal agencies' capacity to manage public lands.
James Killen, a scholar of public‑land politics, told the Missoula panel that recent political movements challenging federal authority represent a different and potentially greater risk to the Forest Service than prior, regionally focused disputes.
Killen reviewed three historical episodes—the original sagebrush rebellion (circa 1979–82), later Western…
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