US EditionTrump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that elevated conservation on public land
The proposal opens millions of acres for resource use, reversing a 2024 rule that prioritized conservation to balance energy and land use, officials said.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development.
- The Biden-era rule allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling.
- States like North Dakota sued to block the rule, and Trump's administration seeks to boost energy production from federal lands.
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Trump administration seeks to revoke Biden-era rule conserving public lands
The Trump administration moved Wednesday to rescind a Biden-era rule that aimed to conserve land owned by the federal government, saying it prohibits valuable uses for the lands such as mining or drilling.
Trump proposes to revoke Biden-era rule that aimed to conserve more public lands
(The Hill) — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed to revoke a Biden-era rule that sought to conserve more public lands as opposed to opening them up to mining, drilling or grazing. Land owned by the federal government may be leased to private entities, including companies, for uses including energy and minerals. The 2024 rule in question would have similarly allowed tribes, states and conservation districts to lease lands, but for the …
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Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a 'use' of public land
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.
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