Kate and Aaron are joined by the Wilderness Society’s Michael Carroll and Justin Meuse to talk through a handful of federal regulations, or rules, that were finalized in late March and April. These rules touch on everything from methane waste on public lands to ecosystem restoration to caribou herds in Alaska. Some of these rules are already in effect, and some will take effect soon. Together, they are a framework for more responsible and climate-friendly public land management.

• 5 Early Takeaways From the Biden Administration’s Conservation Atlas – Center for American Progress
• The U.S. just changed how it manages a tenth of its land – Washington Post
• Biden hikes cost of drilling on federal lands as Trump courts oil donors – Washington Post
• Biden administration takes stride on public lands renewable energy with final rule – The Wilderness Society
• Biden limits oil drilling across 13 million acres of Alaskan Arctic – Washington Post
• BLM announces final methane waste rule – New Mexico Political Report
• More solar on public lands? Digging into BLM’s plan – The Landscape
• BLM proposes stronger greater sage-grouse conservation plans – Bureau of Land Management

Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss 

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