Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land.

  • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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    24 hours ago

    I’m not sure how relevant it is to compare public land in Utah against the smallest state in the nation, Rhode Island. Most of Utah is ‘unihabitable’ desert just like Nevada and Arizona which is why so much land can be undeveloped, another aspect states like RI don’t have to contend with.