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BLM begins public meetings over controversial 'conservation leasing' and other proposals

Pronghorn alongside oil and gas facilities near the BLM Pinedale Field Office in Wyoming.
Bryan Nealy
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BLM Wyoming, Flickr
Pronghorn alongside oil and gas facilities near the BLM Pinedale Field Office in Wyoming.

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a new Public Lands Rule that would - among other things - clarify that "conservation is a use on par with other uses of federal public lands."

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a new Public Lands Rule that would - among other things - clarify that "conservation is a use on par with other uses of federal public lands."

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