The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement

Western stockgrowers cheer loosened grazing regulations on public land

Producers who run livestock on 240 million acres of public land in the American West are largely welcoming a series of reforms to grazing regulations governing their cattle and sheep that have been proposed by the Trump administration.

The rules for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands are getting overhauled

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The federal government is rewriting its rules governing ranching on public lands to increase the number of cattle, sheep and other livestock grazing on […] The post The rules for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands are getting overhauled…

The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement

For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heavily favor the livestock industry.

What’s Really Behind the BLM’s New Grazing Rule?

There’s a week left to speak out against the new proposed grazing regulations for the Bureau of Land Management; here’s what you need to know. by Western Watersheds Project Watch the Grazing Without Guardrails webinar from Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians. Public comments are due by July 13, 2026. Find everything you need to take action here. When the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it was rewriting its federal grazin…