** Pendley faces opposition in the Senate
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Thursday, July 2, 2020
William Perry Pendley, Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])
After announcing his intent to nominate William Perry Pendley for Bureau of Land Management Director last Friday, President Trump officially nominated Pendley for the position late Tuesday. Already, senators who will vote on whether or not to confirm him are criticizing ([link removed]) his record, from his belief that the government should sell off public lands to a 2017 statement that the Black Lives Matter movement is based on a lie ([link removed]) . West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, stated, "At this moment in our nation's history, the Bureau of Land Management and every agency need leaders who are
willing to listen and lead with compassion. Mr. Pendley's comments about the Black Lives Matter movement make it clear he is not fit to do so."
Senator Manchin joins many other senators in opposing William Perry Pendley's involvement in the Bureau of Land Management over the past year. Last September, a group of senators wrote a letter ([link removed]) calling on Interior Secretary Bernhardt to rescind Pendley's position ([link removed]) , citing his views on selling off public land and abolishing key environmental legislation such as the Endangered Species Act. In addition, Pendley has ridiculed ([link removed]) Native American religious beliefs regarding sacred land. In summary Manchin stated
([link removed]) , "His past comments calling the Endangered Species Act 'a joke,' comparing global warming to the existence of unicorns and arguing the federal government should sell off its public lands are disqualifying."
Quick hits
** Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks
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PBS NewsHour ([link removed])
** Pendley faces criticism ahead of Senate hearing
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Washington Post ([link removed]) | Bloomberg ([link removed]) | HuffPost ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** BLM plans to sell 8,000 acres to oil and gas in October—will New Mexico get a fair share?
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Carlsbad Current-Argus ([link removed])
** Can solar farms and wild places coexist in the American West?
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Los Angeles Times ([link removed])
** Coronavirus has led to record crowds on Colorado’s public lands and plenty of “knucklehead” situations
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])
** Interior to renew permits for polar bear harm
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Opinion: Trump’s plan for fireworks at Mount Rushmore is a terrible idea
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Washington Post ([link removed])
** Opinion: Leasing plans threaten Utah’s national parks
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])
Quote of the day
While cities and communities across the United States are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations to adhere to social distancing guidelines and protect their citizens, Trump and Noem are actively encouraging people to gather together, all in service of an event which poses clear risks to both visitors and the environment.”
—Cheryl Schreier, superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 2010-2019, Washington Post ([link removed])
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