Trump Signs Five Laws Reversing BLM Energy Leasing Rules Across Alaska and Western States

Federal Rollback of BLM Energy Leasing Rules in Alaska and Western States·Latest event December 11, 2025

Mar 25

Trump Signs Five Laws Reversing BLM Energy Leasing Rules Across Alaska and Western States

President Trump has signed five laws that nullify Bureau of Land Management restrictions on energy production across Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota. These measures immediately reopen the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing and restore coal mining access on millions of federal acres. The BLM is now legally prohibited from issuing substantially similar environmental restrictions in these regions.

Dec 10, 2025

Trump signs H.J.Res. 131, reversing Arctic drilling rule and reopening Alaska's Coastal Plain to development

President Trump signed H.J.Res. 131 into law, officially reversing the Arctic drilling rule and reopening the Coastal Plain to energy development.

H.J.Res. 131Trump Signs Arctic Drilling Rule Reversal Into Law, Reopening ANWR to Oil and Gas Leasing

Dec 2, 2025

Congress sends H.J.Res. 130 to President to cancel BLM land-use plan for Wyoming's Buffalo Field Office

Congress presented H.J.Res. 130 to the President to cancel the land-use plan update for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming.

H.J.Res. 130Congress Sends BLM Buffalo Field Office Land-Use Plan Reversal to Trump's Desk

Nov 19, 2025

Senate Postpones S.J.Res. 89 as House Advances Repeal of BLM Wyoming Land-Use Rules

The Senate indefinitely postponed S.J.Res. 89 by unanimous consent as the House version of the Wyoming land-use repeal moved forward.

S.J.Res. 89Wyoming Land Use: Blocking New Federal Management Rules

Nov 18, 2025

Congress Votes to Overturn BLM Energy Leasing Plans in Montana and North Dakota

The House and Senate passed a series of joint resolutions to strike down specific BLM management plans in Montana and North Dakota.

Trump Signs Five Laws Canceling Federal Land Rules in Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska

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These items represent a coordinated effort to use the Congressional Review Act to repeal specific regional land-use plans. Two bills target coal restrictions in Buffalo, Wyoming, while the others address oil leasing in Alaska and land management in Montana and North Dakota. Together, they form a package of laws that permanently undo environmental rules set by the previous administration.

H.J.Res. 131

Trump Signs Arctic Drilling Rule Reversal Into Law, Reopening ANWR to Oil and Gas Leasing

Dec 11

Trump Signs Five Laws Canceling Federal Land Rules in Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska

Dec 11

H.J.Res. 130

Congress Sends BLM Buffalo Field Office Land-Use Plan Reversal to Trump's Desk

Dec 3

S.J.Res. 89

Wyoming Land Use: Blocking New Federal Management Rules

Nov 20

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