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The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called \u201cPublic Land Rule,\u201d which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West.<\/p>\n

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The BLM published a Monday in the Federal Register finalizing its elimination of the 2024 rule, officially known as the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The agency first announced it was considering eliminating the rule in September.<\/p>\n

The Biden-era rule provided guidance for ensuring conservation received due consideration along with mining, timber, grazing, recreation or other uses on public lands. It also allowed the BLM to issue leases specifically for conservation, though the agency never issued any.<\/p>\n

The BLM\u2019s notice Monday saidhad received and responded to nearly 140,000 public comments in response to the proposal. Ultimately, officials said eliminating the 2024 rule was necessary because it \u201cthreatened to restrict productive use of the public lands and introduced uncertainty and unnecessary burdens in planning and permitting.\u201d The rule\u2019s elimination comes alongside executive orders and other actions by the Trump administration to expand drilling, mineral production and other commercial uses of public lands.<\/p>\n

Michael Carroll, a campaign director for environmentalist group The Wilderness Society, said Monday that the rule\u2019s rescission, which officially goes into effect in 30 days, will leave millions of acres across the West newly vulnerable to oil and gas extraction and mining.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re effectively saying, \u2018We\u2019re just going to prioritize extraction across BLM lands,\u2019 Carroll said. \u201cThey\u2019re going to be prioritizing industrial-scale development on those public lands. I think we\u2019ll see that right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also noted that the BLM determined it did not need to consult with Indigenous tribes in its decision to rescind the rule, which he called \u201cshocking in terms of its disrespect to tribal nations,\u201d many of which sit adjacent to federal lands.<\/p>\n

The Wilderness Society was among many environmental groups that denounced the end of the \u201cPublic Lands Rule\u201d on Wednesday. Several public statements from the groups mentioned the pending U.S. Senate confirmation of Steve Pearce, a former New Mexico Republican congressman, as BLM director.<\/p>\n

If the Senate confirms him, Pearce, who has deep ties to the oil and gas industry, will oversee an agency that is no longer required to consider conservation as an acceptable use of public land, Carroll said.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a bad day for those people who care about public lands and care about the Bureau of Land Management,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019ll keep fighting and keep pushing back.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article was first published by Source New Mexico, part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Source New Mexico maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Julia Goldberg for questions: [email\u00a0protected]<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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