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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

  • A new rule for public land management aims to prioritize conservation alongside extractive industries, covering over 380,000 square miles in the U.S. West.
  • The rule permits public property leases for restoration efforts, similar to how oil companies lease land for drilling. Designation of "critical environmental concern" areas also increased.
  • Interior Secretary Deb Haaland views these changes as efforts to restore balance and promote responsible development on public lands.
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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties.

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Omaha World-HeraldOmaha World-Herald

US public land could be leased for conservation

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration finalized a new rule Thursday for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with industries on government-owned properties.

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The HillThe Hill

Biden administration issues final rule to allow local agencies to lease some federal lands

The Biden administration has issued its final rule on maintenance of public lands, finalizing a 2023 proposal to allow leases of those lands for conservation purposes. The rule, issued Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), would finalize the bureau’s proposal for “conservation leases.” It outlines which people and entities would qualify, including tribal…

·Washington, United States
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New Biden Rule Boosts Conservation On Public Lands

The changes are a marked shift for a federal agency that environmentalists have long derided as the “Bureau of Livestock and Mining.”

·United States
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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

The Biden administration is moving to let conservationists lease government land for restoration. It's part of an effort to make conservation an “equal” to other uses of public lands such

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The Grand Junction Daily SentinelThe Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

BLM finalizes rule focused on conservation

The Bureau of Land Management has finalized a rule agency officials say will put conservation on an equal footing with other uses of the lands it administers, after making changes to a draft proposal in response to concerns over the…

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The Columbian broke the news in Vancouver, United States on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
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