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Steve Pearce's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management faces opposition from environmental groups due to his anti-conservation record and support for fossil fuel expansion.
- 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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Conservation Groups Blast Trump’s Latest Choice to Head Up the Bureau of Land Management
President Donald Trump chose former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce to head the public lands agency, drawing ire from environmentalists.By Kiley PricePresident Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a conservation critic and former oil industry executive to head up the federal agency that oversees the majority of public lands in the United States.
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…
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