WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, the Bureau of Land Management took historic action to reduce the State of Alaska's overselections toward its statehood entitlement by more than 5 million acres. This is a key step in the BLM's continued partnership with the state and all Alaskans as the bureau works to fulfill statehood entitlements and settle Alaska's land pattern. These acres-which include more than 4 million acres of selections and nearly 1 million acres of top filings-were initially identified through a separate public process managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
Alaskans who depend upon federal public l...