US EditionTrump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management
Steve Pearce, a former congressman known for opposing national monument expansions, was nominated to manage 245 million acres of public land and 700 million acres of mineral rights.
- Former U.S. Representative Steve Pearce has been nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Bureau of Land Management, a role important for managing public lands.
- Environmental groups oppose Pearce's nomination, stating it undermines public land protections, as noted by Jennifer Rokala from the Center for Western Priorities.
- Rokala detailed that Pearce's career has focused on limiting public access to lands while favoring the oil and gas industry.
- The Senate's Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will review Pearce's nomination following his appointment after the resignation of former BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning.
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Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Nomination of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM - CleanTechnica
Ex-U.S. Rep. has a history of opposition to national monuments. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump announced his latest pick to run the Bureau of Land Management. In an announcement Wednesday, Trump named ex-U.S. Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) as the next leader of the land management agency. BLM manages approximately 245 million acres ... [continued] The post Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Nomination of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM appear…
Trump nominates former New Mexico GOP congressman to lead federal public lands agency
Signage welcomes visitors to Bureau of Land Management land near Cedar City on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)President Donald Trump has nominated Steve Pearce, a Republican former member of Congress from New Mexico, to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management, the White House announced Wednesday. Pearce would be in charge of an agency that oversees 245 million acres of public lands, including for recreati…
Trump nominates former NM GOP Congressman Steve Pearce to lead federal public lands agency
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he’d nominated Steve Pearce, a prominent New Mexico Republican, to lead the Bureau of Land Management. (Courtesy Library of Congress) President Donald Trump has nominated Steve Pearce, a Republican former member of Congress from New Mexico, to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management, the White House announced Wednesday. Pearce would be in charge of an agency that oversees 245 million acres of pub…
Trump administration taps Steve Pearce to head Bureau of Land Management
Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico and, until last December, the chair of the New Mexico Republican Party, is the latest nominee from the Trump administration to head the federal Bureau of Land Management. The BLM manages public lands, and that’s a critical issue for Colorado, where the federal government owns more […]
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