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by bequanna 1851 days ago
> 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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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.