MAINE MORNING STAR • May 1, 2024
The U.S. House approved four bills focused on natural resources and land management Tuesday, promoting a Republican message of dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s approach to conservation. The four bills would force the withdrawal of a recent Bureau of Land Management rule that would allow leases for conservation, remove mining restrictions near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, and block federal bans on lead ammunition. Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden joined the Republican majority in each vote against conservation rules.