Trump rollback of rule for public lands — including 13,000 square miles in Colorado — would reduce conservation role

“We never got the opportunity to see the Public Lands Rule fully implemented,” Carroll said. “Under the (public lands) rule, there is a lot more space for them to do that,” Slivka said, lamenting the proposed rollback. The Public Lands Rule enjoyed broad support among Colorado’s Democratic congressional delegation. Other efforts underwayThe proposed change to the Public Lands Rule is one of several major ongoing overhauls of federal public lands policy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service, is pursuing the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.