Republicans tout public lands sales they’ve pushed in the budget reconciliation bill as a solution to the housing crisis. Critics say the homes would be unaffordable, dangerous and environmentally degrading.

By Zoë Rom

A years-long effort to sell public lands has gained steam in this year’s federal budget negotiations as a proposed solution to the housing crisis, but critics say it’s just the latest attempt to render an unpopular political proposition more palatable.

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