Outdoorlife iconOutdoorlifeSep 22, 2026

Inside the Long and Deliberate Collapse of America’s Public-Land Funding

Our key federal agencies have smaller budgets after inflation than they did in 2002. If this keeps up, soon they won't be able to fulfill their most basic missions

Inside the Long and Deliberate Collapse of America’s Public-Land Funding

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Our key federal agencies have smaller budgets after inflation than they did in 2002.

If this keeps up, soon they won't be able to fulfill their most basic missions

Our key federal agencies have smaller budgets after inflation than they did in 2002. If this keeps up, soon they won't be able to fulfill their most basic missions

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Our key federal agencies have smaller budgets after inflation than they did in 2002. If this keeps up, soon they won't be able to fulfill their most basic missions

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