glennmagusharveyNew #BLM #PublicLands rule proposal puts #conservation "on equal footing with other permitted uses for federal land — such as mining, grazing, or oil and gas permitting — that have historically taken precedence".
IndyExplains: How a new BLM rule could make conservation a higher priority in the West
The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed a new rule last week that would give conservation priorities equal weight in public land use decision-making — a change experts say constitutes one of the most significant land management policy moves in decades.