{"id":2484709,"date":"2025-09-10T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-moves-to-withdraw-biden-public-land-rule-that-prioritized-conservation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:48:51","slug":"interior-moves-to-withdraw-biden-public-land-rule-that-prioritized-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-moves-to-withdraw-biden-public-land-rule-that-prioritized-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior moves to withdraw Biden public land rule that prioritized conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finterior-moves-to-withdraw-biden-public-land-rule-that-prioritized-conservation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to repeal the Biden governanceS Public Land Rule, also known as the conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which was established in 2024 to emphasize conservation and restoration of public lands. This rule limited activities like energy development, grazing, and recreation to prioritize landscape health. The Interior Department argues that the rule excessively restricted traditional uses of public lands and exceeded the Bureau of Land management&#8217;s authority.<\/p>\n<p>The repeal aligns with efforts to prioritize multiple uses of public land, including energy development, grazing, timber management, and recreation, thereby supporting rural communities reliant on these activities for jobs. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that overturning the rule protects American ways of life and grants communities more influence over land use. <\/p>\n<p>The move has received support from industry groups like the National Mining Association, which praised the repeal as restoring balance to federal land management, enabling resource development to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/learn-to-lose-fat-with-diet-and-training\/\" title=\"Learn to Lose Fat With Diet and Training\">meet energy demands<\/a> and secure mineral supply chains. Conversely,environmentalists and climate advocates oppose the rollback,warning it abandons updated,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >science-based land management approaches<\/a> and undermines efforts to sustain healthy habitats. Defenders of Wildlife criticized the decision, condemning it as favoring increased drilling and mining at the expense of conservation.<\/p>\n<p>the withdrawal signifies a shift from conservation-focused land policies towards prioritizing economic uses and energy development on public lands. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Interior moves to withdraw Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-growing-support-for-socialism-is-concerning\/\" title=\"America&#039;s growing support for socialism is concerning\">public land rule<\/a> that prioritized conservation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2225557\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interior-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of the Interior<\/a> announced on Wednesday that it is repealing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>&rsquo;s Public Land Rule, meant to boost conservation, to prioritize using public land for multiple purposes, including grazing, recreation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy<\/a> development.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration finalized the Public Land Rule, also known as the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, in 2024. The regulation was imposed by the Bureau of Land Management, prioritizing conservation and land restoration. It directed the agency to manage for landscape health and limit the organizations and individuals who can obtain mitigation leases on these lands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3796830\/wright-eu-sanctions-hinge-purchases-russian-oil-gas\/\">Wright tells EU that sanctions hinge on ending purchases of Russian oil and gas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3793709\/states-wind-farm-venture-sue-trump-administration-contract-cancellations\/\">States and wind farm venture sue Trump administration over contract cancellations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3781647\/trump-team-ambitious-nuclear-energy-deadlines\/\">Can Trump team meet ambitious nuclear energy deadlines?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The DOI said that the previous administration treated conservation as &ldquo;no use,&rdquo; meaning that the land was to be left idle rather than authorizing legitimate uses of the land, such as grazing, energy development, or recreation. The DOI&rsquo;s effort to rescind the rule is part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s agenda to make public lands accessible to energy development, such as drilling and mining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-tells-trump-hed-serve-on-a-commission-to-address-nations-government-spending-crisis\/\" title=\"Musk Tells Trump He&#039;d Serve on a Commission to Address Nation&#039;s Government Spending Crisis\">previous administration&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Public Lands Rule had the potential to block access to hundreds of thousands of acres of multiple-use land &ndash; preventing energy and mineral production, timber management, grazing and recreation across the West,&rdquo; Interior Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doug Burgum<\/a> said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most effective caretakers of our federal lands are those whose livelihoods rely on its well-being. Overturning this rule protects our American way of life and gives our communities a voice in the land that they depend on,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The department stated that the Biden rule exceeded the Bureau of Land Management&rsquo;s authority by restricting land use. This approach could harm grazing, energy development, recreation, and other traditional uses of public lands, the department argued. It added that many rural communities rely on these lands for jobs related to agriculture, mining, and energy production.<\/p>\n<p>The administration said that repealing the rule restores BLM to its &ldquo;legal mandate and protects these economic drivers from restrictive land-use policies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The department moved to withdraw the rule earlier this year. The Office of Management and Budget last week concluded its review of the agency&rsquo;s proposed rescission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the proposed rule, the National Mining Association had already<a href=\"https:\/\/nma.org\/2025\/09\/05\/nma-applauds-repeal-of-biden-land-use-overreach\/\"> praised<\/a> the DOI&rsquo;s effort, stating, &ldquo;The Biden administration unlawfully placed conservation above all else, enacted unwarranted land withdrawals and 180-degree reversals of fully approved projects.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This new rule reinstates the balance of federal land use intended by Congress, ensuring that our vast resources can meet today&rsquo;s soaring energy needs and become the secure mineral supply chains for American industry,&rdquo; it added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3797841\/mike-johnson-claim-trump-fbi-informant-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIKE JOHNSON CLARIFIES CLAIM TRUMP WAS FBI INFORMANT AGAINST EPSTEIN: &lsquo;THIS ISN&rsquo;T MY LANE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, environmentalists and climate activists had praised the Biden rule, arguing that it would put conservation efforts on an equal footing with infrastructure development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Defenders of Wildlife strongly opposes the Trump administration&rsquo;s decision to revoke the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The group said the rule is essential because it updates the management of national public lands.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The revocation of this rule commits our National System of Public Lands to outdated management that will confound both science and sustainability,&rdquo; Vera Smith, national forests and public lands director at Defenders of Wildlife, said in a statement. &ldquo;This rule provided for healthy habitats and now it&rsquo;s foolishly being yanked away in service of the &lsquo;Drill, baby, drill&rsquo; agenda.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior to repeal Biden&#8217;s conservation-focused public land rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3511,"featured_media":2484710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25238755327502.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,17353,63024,55123],"class_list":["post-2484709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-conservation","tag-interior-2","tag-public-land"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25238755327502.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484713,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484709\/revisions\/2484713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}