"The Bureau of Land Management is about to open public lands to oil, gas, mining, and road construction as an outspoken opponent of federal land ownership takes the helm of the agency, former Interior Department officials and advocacy groups said July 30.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on July 29 named William Perry Pendley as acting BLM director at least through Sept. 30. The agency hired him July 15 as BLM deputy director of policy and programs.
As the former 29-year president of the pro-private-property rights group Mountain States Legal Foundation, Pendley fought the federal government to gain greater access to federal land for oil and gas development and mining."
Bobby Magill reports for Bloomberg Environment July 30, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Opponent of Nation’s Public Lands Is Picked To Oversee Them" (AP)
"Does Trump Want To Dismantle BLM?" (Greenwire)
"Latest Appointee Overseeing Federal Public Lands Once Advocated To Sell Them" (The Hill)
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