Trump to rescind the Public Lands Rule

Trump to rescind the Public Lands Rule

The rule sought to elevate conservation’s status as a valid public land use, but Trump’s Interior Secretary stressed the importance of balancing development alongside protection. The post Trump to rescind the Public Lands Rule appeared first on High Country News.

The BLM Public Lands Rule Has Been 'Marked for Death'

Sources working closely with the Bureau of Land Management say a Biden-era rule that made conservation a legitimate use of BLM lands — putting it on par with grazing, mineral extraction, recreation, and other uses — has been put on the chopping block by the Trump administration. They say that by quietly filling an online rescission notice of the rule Tuesday the administration has signaled its intentions to kill the Conservation and Landscape He…