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Re:100 Largest Landowners in America by bequanna on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @06:37PM (#27202174)
> Sadly voters cannot yet influence how non-governmental owners choose to use the significant land holdings.

What exactly do you mean by this? Private land is for private use.

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Re:100 Largest Landowners in America by paulryanrogers on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @07:57PM (#27202894)
Sorry, I should've clarified my thinking. Mostly I'm concerned with things like waste from fracking, water misuse or pollution, and soil depletion.

On the government side it amazes me we can't get / keep lead, mercury, and other toxins out of land and resources we collectively own. Dilution also looks like a very expensive and increasingly ineffective answer to the pollution problem.

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