public land
“Sometimes it’s hard to be a federal employee,” an expert on American land policy said.
Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley repeatedly dodged questions at an environmental journalism conference.
The acting Bureau of Land Management director agreed not to participate in matters involving 57 entities and individuals following conflict of interest allegations.
2020 Democratic presidential candidates vow to make federal land part of the climate solution.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The new acting director of the Bureau of Land Management appears to be another "fox guarding the henhouse" appointment in the Trump administration.
William Perry Pendley argued that the "Founding Fathers intended all lands owned by the federal government to be sold."
The move is a "perfect representation" of how the Trump administration views America's public lands, one critic said.
Organizers of the annual event in the Nevada desert say Bureau of Land Management permit requirements are “untenable.”
The proposal includes a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
Just last week, the acting Interior Department chief said the Land and Water Conservation Fund was an agency “priority.”