SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners will likely decide if it will send a letter supporting the rescission of a 2024 Department of the Interior rule Tuesday.

The commissioners will consider sending a letter to Bill Groffy , principal deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management about the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which the DOI intends to rescind.

“Sweetwater County is home to a diverse mix of industries, land users, and communities that rely heavily on public lands for mining, energy production, grazing, and access to natural resources. Our residents value public land and have long proven to be among its best stewards,” the letter states.

The county says the 2024 rule elevated conservation as non-use and claims the interpretation i

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