The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the way public lands are managed, adjusting priorities to emphasize ecosystem health, recreational access and climate resilience to ensure these lands provide for “a sustained yield” far into the future.
Environmentalists claim ranchers have been getting away with unfettered grazing that destroys the rangeland. Ranchers say they play by the federal government rules, which have become stricter over time and know the land the best to be good stewards.
"For the EPA to proceed with their rulemaking to sort of have a race to the finish line with the Supreme Court is not a responsible regulatory perspective at this stage," says Kaitlynn Glover, NCBA.
The new session of the Supreme Court began with arguments in the Sackett vs. EPA, in which the reach of the federal Waters of the U.S. rule will be considered again.