IPAA backs Trump administration rollback of BLM public lands rule
May 12, 2026
(World Oil) – The Independent Petroleum Association of America praised the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, arguing the move will provide greater regulatory certainty for independent oil and natural gas producers operating on federal lands. The rule, commonly referred to as the BLM public lands rule, had elevated conservation as a
