Interior Proposing Repeal of Public Lands Rule

Interior proposes repealing Public Lands Rule

The Department of the Interior is proposing to quit the public land conservation rule finalized last year under the Biden administration and then legally challenged by Montana.

Interior proposing repeal of Public Lands Rule

The Department of the Interior is proposing to quit the public land conservation rule finalized last year under the Biden administration and then legally challenged by Montana.

Watchdog: Trump Interior Department Moves To Scrap Key Public Lands Protection In Latest Giveaway to Trump’s Big Oil Donors

This week, Trump Interior Secretary and oil industry darling Doug Burgum delivered another gift to President Trump’s big oil and gas industry donors by beginning to undo a key Biden-era public lands protection policy that put conservation on equal footing to extractive uses on Bureau of Land Management Lands. “Trump Interior Secretary and noted oil industry sellout Doug Burgum is letting the Bureau of Land Management off the hook from having to …

DOI proposes rolling back the Public Lands Rule, says conservation isn't a 'use' on BLM lands

The Public Lands Rule allowed conservation to be managed as part of BLM's multiple-use mandate, along with other uses like mining and grazing. The Trump administration now says that rule doesn't pass muster.

Interior moves to revoke BLM conservation rule

The Interior Department has begun the process of seeking to revoke a Biden administration rule that sought to put conservation on an equal footing with other uses of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

Feds propose rescinding public lands rule, which made conservation an official ‘use’ of BLM land

By Micah Drew DAILY MONTANAN The federal government on Wednesday proposed rescinding a Bureau of Land Management rule that allows the department to consider conservation as part of its multi-pronged approach to federal land management. The change comes as the Trump administration continues pushing for increased resource utilization of public lands, including through logging and mining. The proposal