PUBLIC LANDS
Zinke scares greens by backing rule to ease land transfers
President-elect Donald Trump once rejected the idea of selling public lands to states because he wanted "to keep the lands great." It's a statement environmentalists and sportsmen have held up as the silver lining to an uncertain future. But on Tuesday, that hope gave way to fear, when the Republican-controlled House passed a rule that will allow the chamber to consider federal land transfers cost-free and budget-neutral.