Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand
The 46-43 vote gives Pearce control over 700 million acres of underground minerals as the administration seeks more drilling and mining.
- The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees drilling and mining on public lands.
- Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico known for supporting industry on public lands, will head the agency managing 700 million acres of underground minerals.
- Environmental groups criticized Pearce's confirmation as part of a Republican assault on public lands that has canceled conservation plans and opened areas to drilling and mining.
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Pearce Officially Confirmed as BLM Head
(NAFB.com) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Sheep Industry Association, and Public Lands Council are congratulating former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce following his Senate confirmation as Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The livestock organizations said they strongly supported Pearce’s nomination, arguing that ranchers need permanent leadership at the BLM to help manage grazing permits and federal land …
Steve Pearce passes Senate vote to lead Bureau of Land Management
Former congressman Steve Pearce will lead the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management following Monday's 46-43 confirmation vote. Pearce’s background as a Republican Party leader in New Mexico known for supporting public land leasing and industry made him a contentious pick. Democrats and environmental groups were strongly opposed.
Senate confirms former New Mexico GOP congressman to lead Bureau of Land Management
WASHINGTON (KVIA) -- The U.S. Senate voted for a new director of the Bureau of Land Management Monday. The Senate confirmed Steve Pearce to lead the BLM in a 46-43 vote. As a former U.S. representative, Pearce used to represent southern New Mexico in seat Rep. Gave Vasquez now holds. He was also the GOP Chair for New Mexico. The BLM manages public land use and conservation, according to its website. Uses under BLM include energy development (sol…
Environmentalists sound alarm over new pick to lead Bureau of Land Management
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Bureau of Land Management now has a new director, and his confirmation is drawing the ire of local environmentalists. Steve Pearce, who was confirmed as the Director of the BLM on Monday, is a former representative from New Mexico. He was nominated by President Trump late last year. We first spoke with Colin Barrows with the Cactus to Cloud Institute, a nonprofit based in the Coachella Valley, when Senate he…
New Mexico Senate Republican Leaders Congratulate Steve Pearce After US Senate Confirmation To Lead BLM
New Mexico Senate Republican News: SANTA FE — New Mexico Senate Republican Leaders praised the United States Senate for confirming former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Across New Mexico, the BLM manages approximately 13.5 million acres of federal land, much of it concentrated in the oil & gas regions of southeastern and northwestern New Mexico but also encompassing vast grazing ranges and recreation areas li…
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