Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley repeatedly dodged questions at an environmental journalism conference.
"William Perry Pendley, the controversial acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, told a room full of journalists on Friday that his opinions on climate change and immigrants are “irrelevant” to his job overseeing 245 million acres of public land.
Speaking on a panel at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference, Pendley, a conservative lawyer who has spent his career fighting federal land protections and environmental regulation, sparred repeatedly with reporters.
He refused to comment about his past statements that cast doubt over basic climate science and compared immigrants to a “cancer.” He also repeatedly responded to questions by saying, “I disagree with your premise.”
As recently as February, Pendley compared the climate crisis to a “unicorn” because “neither exists.”"
Chris D’Angelo and Alexander C. Kaufman report for HuffPost October 11, 2019.
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