Feds officially cancel conservation rule for public lands

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 469

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called “Public Land Rule,” which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West.

The BLM published a notice 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 …

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