Bureau of Land Management

Trump’s Pick For Public Lands Chief Puts Endangered GOP Senators In A Bind

Either Cory Gardner and Steve Daines back an anti-environment extremist and outrage public land advocates, or they oppose him and face Trump's wrath.
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Trump To Nominate Anti-Environment Extremist As Permanent Public Lands Chief

William Perry Pendley says his personal views and past actions are “irrelevant” when it comes to leading an agency that manages more than one-third of all federal land.
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Judge Voids Oil And Gas Leases On 1 Million Acres Of Public Land

The ruling out of Idaho lashed the Trump administration's "arbitrary and capricious" policy of slashing public input on environmental protections.
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Public Land Workers Faced Hundreds Of Threats, Assaults Over The Past 5 Years

“Sometimes it’s hard to be a federal employee,” an expert on American land policy said.
By MATTHEW BROWN, AP

U.S. Public Lands Chief Says His Positions On Climate, Immigrants Don't Matter

Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley repeatedly dodged questions at an environmental journalism conference.
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Trump's Land Boss William Pendley Pledges To Steer Clear Of Ex-Clients

The acting Bureau of Land Management director agreed not to participate in matters involving 57 entities and individuals following conflict of interest allegations.
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Oil Drilling Plan Near Sacred Utah Monument Draws Tribal Opposition

Numerous indigenous groups consider Hovenweep National Monument and its prehistoric structures to be sacred.
By Morgan Smith, AP

Backdoor Appointment At Interior Adds To Fears Of A Public Land Sell-off

The new acting director of the Bureau of Land Management appears to be another "fox guarding the henhouse" appointment in the Trump administration.
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Trump's Interior Secretary Picks Opponent Of U.S. Public Lands To Oversee Them

William Perry Pendley argued that the "Founding Fathers intended all lands owned by the federal government to be sold."
By Ellen Knickmeyer, AP

This Invasive Grass Is Taking Over Western States And Increasing Wildfire Risks

There’s a clear link between cheatgrass, which covers more than 100 million acres across the West, and rangeland megafires.
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