Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s signature master plans for use of public lands in Utah and across the country are to be officially sent to the regulatory scrapheap, according to a new report from her successor, who is instead targeting “actions that potentially burden domestic energy.”
To achieve the Trump administration’s vision for “American energy independence,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s report is aimed at lifting barriers to development on public lands.
“Developing our energy resources to grow our economy and protecting the environment are not mutually exclusive,” Zinke announced last week. “Our public lands are meant to be managed for the benefit of the people.