MSLF believes that it is our responsibility to safeguard our natural resources, but also believes that environmental goals should not be allowed to take precedence over our commitment to ensure economic and employment opportunities, adequate food production, and public safety. The health and welfare of the American public depends as much on an adequate energy supply as on the protection of the environment, and these factors must be balanced and considered together.
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MSLF Helps Lakewood Homeowners Win Property Rights Battle Without Having to File a Lawsuit
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In the final days of his term, President Biden issued a sweeping proclamation that locked up over 624,000 acres of Southern California desert—roughly the size of Rhode Island—by declaring it the Chuckwalla National Monument. With that single act, entire communities were shut out of the public lands that they’ve relied on for generations.
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