US EditionSteve Pearce Nominated for Bureau of Land Management Director
Steve Pearce, a former congressman known for opposing public lands protections, was nominated to manage hundreds of millions of acres of federal land, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump nominated former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management, pending Senate approval.
- Kathleen Sgamma, previous nominee, withdrew earlier this year after criticizing Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 events, and President Trump picked Steve Pearce, seen as much more aligned with him.
- After the 2020 election, Steve Pearce continued promoting conspiratorial claims and opposes expanding national monuments, advocating drilling in Otero Mesa and limiting the Antiquities Act.
- Public lands groups quickly opposed Pearce's nomination, while livestock and industry groups supported him, saying he understands ranchers and federal lands; if confirmed, Pearce could accelerate rollbacks of Biden-era drilling curbs and boost fossil fuel production.
- Staffing records show the Bureau of Land Management had about 9,250 employees on Oct. 1, down roughly 800 since Trump's term start, managing a quarter-billion acres and 700 million acres of underground minerals.
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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 […]
Former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce tabbed by Trump to run Bureau of Land Management
SANTA FE — Former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce was appointed Wednesday by President Donald Trump to run a federal agency that oversees roughly 245 million acres of public lands nationwide.
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Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management
President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands that are concentrated in Western states.
Trump Nominates Former GOP Rep. Steve Pearce to Oversee Public Lands
Alexander Stephens/APPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management, picking a staunch ally who has peddled election conspiracy theories and opposed public lands protections to manage hundreds of millions of acres of federal land.Pearce, who is 78 years old and last held public office in 2018, has a long history of opposing the expansion of national monuments and has …
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