- Biden plan would open leases to conservation, not just drilling and grazing. The proposal would allow conservationists to lease federal land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle. Opponents including Republican lawmakers are blasting it. https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2023/05/15/biden-plan-would-open-leases-to-conservation-not-just-drilling-and-grazing/70220999007/ 31 comments energy