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Burgum Repeals 245M-Acre Rule, Proposes Rancher-Friendly Grazing Rules

5/12/2026

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The administration, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, repealed the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule on May 11, 2026, ending a regulation covering 245 million acres of BLM land.
It proposed grazing rules for 155 million acres that give ranchers flexibility, remove public input, and extend the response period for failing land-health standards to 2.5 years.
Conservation groups, citing 138,161 comments, warned of habitat loss while leader Anne Bradbury praised the rollback as restoring management.

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Story summary

The administration, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, repealed the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule on May 11, 2026, ending a regulation covering 245 million acres of BLM land.
It proposed grazing rules for 155 million acres that give ranchers flexibility, remove public input, and extend the response period for failing land-health standards to 2.5 years.
Conservation groups, citing 138,161 comments, warned of habitat loss while leader Anne Bradbury praised the rollback as restoring management.