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Here at LCV, we know that public lands are worth protecting. Public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management have enormous value to communities around the country by protecting our wildlife, keeping our water clean, and giving people access to nature and our shared cultural heritage. But our lands are under threat from the Trump administration. |
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The Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Burgum, recently announced plans to roll back a landmark conservation measure known as the Public Lands Rule. Implemented in 2024, this critical rule puts conservation, access to nature, and protection of wildlife and cultural resources on equal footing with resource extraction like oil and gas drilling, finally changing the antiquated approach to land management that has long tipped the scales in favor of Big Polluters. |
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The Public Lands rule has been incredibly popular, and the majority of Americans believe our public lands deserve to be protected, not ruthlessly harvested for timber, oil, gas, coal, and minerals. The Interior Department should listen to the will of the people, not return to a system that prioritizes extraction and the profits of corporate polluters. |
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Rescinding the rule will threaten our treasured landscapes, limit access to the outdoors, and ignore years of public input in support of the rule. It will also threaten the outdoor recreation economy, which contributes billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and relies on healthy and intact public lands |
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Thanks for being with us, Friend. |
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America Fitzpatrick
Conservation Program Director, LCV |
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