300 green groups say Senate has 'moral duty' to reject Trump's public lands nominee
More than 300 environmental groups are calling on senators to vote against President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), arguing William Perry Pendley should be disqualified because of his history of controversial comments and opposition to federal ownership of public lands.
Pendley was nominated at the end of June but has been serving as the agency's acting director since July 2019 through a series of temporary orders that have since been challenged in court.
Pendley's presence at BLM sparked immediate pushback from critics who cited his earlier support for selling off public lands.
"Mr. Pendley's public record over decades both in and outside of government have made abundantly clear that he is abjectly unfit to lead any government agency and particularly the BLM," the groups wrote in a letter Monday to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which has not yet set a date for his confirmation hearing.
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