Governor Gordon applauds Trump move to remove Public Lands Rule
by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon
May 11, 2026
CHEYENNE, WYOMING - May 11, 2026 - Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s action today (May 11, 2026) to rescind the Biden-era Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Lands Rule:
"Today’s action by President Trump and Secretary Burgum is a welcome return to the statutory principle of true multiple use on our public lands. Wyoming people have long understood that conservation and responsible use are not mutually exclusive. Our ranchers, energy producers, sportsmen, counties, and local communities have cared for these lands for generations while supporting jobs, schools, economies and wildlife habitat.
I appreciate the administration's recognition that the BLM’s mission is different from its sister agencies as set in federal law. Agenda driven interpretations, as the Biden Administration attempted, are no longer how Washington does business."
Governor Gordon repeatedly pushed back against this Biden Administration overreach by challenging it in court in 2024 and testified against it during a U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources meeting in June 2023.
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