Category Archives: BLM Proposed Rules

Administrative State’s April Power Grab

This month, the Biden Administration is rushing to complete several new planning rules, lock-up mineral and energy deposits, expand conservation areas, and many other critical actions needed to reach their 30×30 target. The intent is to avoid Congressional oversight. Congress can review … Continue reading

Utah Passes Anti-NAC Legislation

Utah Passes Anti-NAC Legislation On March 12, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law H.B. 496, the Public Land Use Amendments bill authored by Rep. Carl Albrecht and Sen. Heidi Balderree. H.B. 496 is one of the nation’s first bills passed by … Continue reading

Local Governments Sue to Stop BLM’s New Resource Planning Rules

Today, counties in six western states and a soil and water conservation district filed suit in federal district court in Utah challenging new resource planning rules adopted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  The group maintains these new rules will severely … Continue reading