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James and Gare discuss Utah Senator Mike Lee’s latest attempt to erode protections on wilderness in the USA. Sources: https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/lee-bill-fights-back-against-biden-s-border-chaos-destroying-america-s-parks-and-public-lands https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/11/sierra-club-statement-trump-s-nomination-steve-pearce-lead-blm https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kathleen-sgamma-withdraws-jan-6-criticism-came-public--rcna200699 https://recreationroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ORR-Burgum-Nomination-Letter-of-Support-Final.pdf https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696 https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264 https://www.jstor.org/stable/14646 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.