Obama must keep his hands off western lands in his final days

Published January 5, 2017 12:00pm ET



President Theodore Roosevelt knew something about the western United States. “We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received,” he once said, “and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.”

The United States’ natural heritage belongs to its people. They must care for it and use it fruitfully in pursuit of a better world.

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