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September 10, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum proposed canceling the Public Lands Rule, which was established in 2024 to give conservation uses equal status with commercial uses in land management decisions by the Bureau of Land Management. Public comments are being accepted until November 10. Source: Associated Press
WY mine change approval - On September 9, the Department of the Interior approved a change in the Black Butte Mine plan, allowing it to expand into two new areas and recover 9.2 million more tons of coal. The mine expansion was expedited through new “alternative arrangements under the National Environmental Policy Act,” including a 10-day public comment period. Source: Department of the Interior
Coal lease sales move forward - On September 2, the Department of the Interior announced it is moving forward with coal lease sales on Bureau of Land Management lands in Alabama, Montana, and Utah this fall, totaling just over 15,000 acres. Source: Department of the Interior
