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Trump Reverses Biden Ban, Restores M-44 Pesticides on BLM

5/21/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the Biden-era ban on M-44 pesticide devices on BLM lands, listing the policy inactive on May 19 2026.
Congress introduced Canyon’s Law in 2025 to prohibit federal use of M-44 devices, though the bills have not passed.
Agency data show Wildlife Services used about 27,629 sodium cyanide capsules from FY 2011-2015, killing 24,078 animals, less than 1 % of the 3.2 million killed in 2015.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the Biden-era ban on M-44 pesticide devices on BLM lands, listing the policy inactive on May 19 2026.
Congress introduced Canyon’s Law in 2025 to prohibit federal use of M-44 devices, though the bills have not passed.
Agency data show Wildlife Services used about 27,629 sodium cyanide capsules from FY 2011-2015, killing 24,078 animals, less than 1 % of the 3.2 million killed in 2015.