{
  "id": 4575798,
  "title": "Developer bought 83 acres near Yosemite for $4m; US weighs land swap for road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/developer-bought-83-acres-near-yosemite-for-4m-us-weighs-land-swap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:31:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2024-a-developer-paid-4-million-for-83-acres-outside-yosemite-two-years-later-the-us-is-considering-a-land-swap-for-a-private-access-road-through-the-park/articleshow/133627440.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Nevada-based developer that bought 83 acres outside Yosemite for $4 million in 2024 is seeking a land exchange with the US government. The proposal could give the private property a direct road through a quarter-mile strip of Yosemite National Park. The same access plan was rejected in earlier legal battles, but the Trump administration is now considering it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}