Interior Secretary Burgum Issues First Orders, Conservation Doesn’t Make List
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers:
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of his confirmation, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a series of secretarial orders that prioritize energy development and mining on public lands as part of a highly-scrutinized declaration that the U.S. is under a “National Energy Emergency.” These orders initiate a paltry 15-day review – an arbitrarily short timeframe that lacks legal basis and precedent in federal decision-making. The rushed process directs agencies to halt several federal rules supported by North America’s leading public lands advocacy group…
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