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A dozen agriculture, mining, oil and gas organizations filed a lawsuit this month to overturn the rule, which elevates conservation in land-use decisions. They argue it undermines traditional uses.
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The step-by-step roadmap for a second Trump administration could have detrimental effects on public lands, according to conservationists. But mining advocates say it’s necessary to reverse Biden-era policies.
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The states of Wyoming and Utah have filed a lawsuit against the BLM. The complaint alleges that the BLM's public lands rule violates the National Environmental Policy Act.
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A new report commissioned by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable looks at current levels of federal support for the recreation economy. It identifies several challenges, like the dependence on fossil fuel taxation and expected declines in that stream, and ways to adequately support the outdoor recreation economy.
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The agency’s preferred alternative includes a smaller project footprint, fewer turbines and more height restrictions, which it says respond to the many concerns raised. However, the announcement has been criticized by a number of groups and officials.
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A three-judge panel for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will wade through conflicting legal precedent dating back to 1885 to make their ruling. That ruling is expected soon, though judges did not indicate when.
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The suit has implications for access to roughly eight million acres of public land in the West, which are otherwise “corner locked.”
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially recognizing ‘conservation’ as one of the multiple uses of land it oversees, and it’s controversial with lawmakers in Wyoming.
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The agency says the new rule puts conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands, like ranching and mining.
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A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election.