No, selling public lands won’t solve America’s affordable housing crisis

Why affordable housing providers say they’re facing an ‘existential’ crisis - Northwest Public Broadcasting

One of the properties operated by Pullman's Community Action Center, a nonprofit whose insurance premiums more than doubled last year. (Credit: Community Action Center) Listen https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/041725_AffordableHousingInsurance_SS_FEATURE.mp3(Runtime 3:52) Read Jeff Guyett was sitting at his computer last May when he opened an email from his insurance broker. It r…

No, selling public lands won’t solve America’s affordable housing crisis

Zealots have spent decades trying to take away America’s public lands to make a buck. Now, they are betting that exploiting the nation’s critical need for affordable housing will finally do the trick.

Vast Majority of Americans Oppose Selling or Closing Public Lands, New Poll and Report Reveal

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As public lands experience record-breaking use from hikers, hunters and recreators of all kinds, delivering immense economic value to communities across the country, a new report from Trust for Public Land [TPL] makes the urgent case: America Needs More Public Lands, Not Less. Released today, the report outlines how public lands are not only a cherished […] The post Vast Majority of Americans Oppose Selling or Closing Public …