Sep 12, 2025

Bureau of Land Management plans to scrap conservation leasing rule

Posted Sep 12, 2025 5:27 PM

The Bureau of Land Management has begun the process of rolling back the Biden Administration’s rule allowing conservation leases on its land. The agency on Wednesday released a proposal to rescind the 2024 Public Lands Rule, which aimed to put conservation uses of land on equal footing with grazing, energy production, mining, and recreation.