public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
Recent Examples on the Web
Things are going better for large solar and wind farms, with the Biden administration surpassing a congressional mandate to issue permits for 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, Reuters’ Nichola Groom reports.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda Raising Costs to Drill: The Biden administration raised the royalty rates that fossil fuel companies pay the government in order to drill and mine on public lands, the first time since 1920 that those fees have increased.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The Center for Biological Diversity, another environmental group, faulted the administration for failing to address the climate crisis directly by phasing out drilling on public lands.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
During the first three years of his term, Biden has conserved more than 24 million acres of public lands, most recently designating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon – the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Charges for both men include one felony count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one misdemeanor count of maliciously killing a wild burro on public lands.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
And the high-profile Rhyolite Ridge mine, proposed for public lands in Nevada, would produce not only lithium but also boron, another key ingredient in the energy transition.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
For the past several years, Western states have had limited options for clearing campsites because of a federal court ruling, known as the Boise decision, that says people generally can’t be forced off public land if there are no available shelter beds.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management called it one of the largest killings of its kind on public land managed by the agency.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda Raising Costs to Drill: The Biden administration raised the royalty rates that fossil fuel companies pay the government in order to drill and mine on public lands, the first time since 1920 that those fees have increased.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The Center for Biological Diversity, another environmental group, faulted the administration for failing to address the climate crisis directly by phasing out drilling on public lands.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
During the first three years of his term, Biden has conserved more than 24 million acres of public lands, most recently designating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon – the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Charges for both men include one felony count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one misdemeanor count of maliciously killing a wild burro on public lands.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
And the high-profile Rhyolite Ridge mine, proposed for public lands in Nevada, would produce not only lithium but also boron, another key ingredient in the energy transition.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
For the past several years, Western states have had limited options for clearing campsites because of a federal court ruling, known as the Boise decision, that says people generally can’t be forced off public land if there are no available shelter beds.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management called it one of the largest killings of its kind on public land managed by the agency.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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