** Despite objections, Bernhardt extends Pendley's tenure as acting BLM chief
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
William Perry Pendley. Credit: Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])
Despite strong objections from lawmakers ([link removed]) , Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed a secretarial order ([link removed]) yesterday to extend William Perry Pendley's tenure as the acting head of the BLM for an additional four months.
Pendley is known for suggesting ([link removed]) the U.S. should "sell all public lands east of the Mississippi River" during his first stint at the Interior Department during the Reagan administration. These extremist views ([link removed]) make him an awkward and potentially dangerous choice to lead the federal agency charged with managing millions of acres of our nation's public lands, not to mention his 17-page recusal list ([link removed]) detailing his ties with the extractive industries that he is now charged with overseeing.
Quick hits
** After a century of mismanagement, new life flows into the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona
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Arizona Daily Star ([link removed])
** Federal judge denies request to dismiss lawsuit against shrinking Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
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Fox 13 News ([link removed])
** Converting a coal plant to a carbon capture facility in the heart of New Mexico's oil and gas development boom
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Durango Herald ([link removed])
** Despite his extremist beliefs on public lands, Bernhardt extends Pendley's role at the helm of the BLM
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Bloomberg Law ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed]) | The Hill ([link removed]) | NPR ([link removed]) | Associated Press ([link removed])
** New Mexico partners with data firm to measure methane emissions from oil and gas development
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Carlsbad Current-Argus ([link removed])
** Bipartisan legislation to reduce park service maintenance backlog estimated to cost $6 billion
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E&E News ([link removed])
** The oil and gas industry's early efforts to help launch solar
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Wyoming Public Media ([link removed])
** A superlative tour of national parks
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Fodor's ([link removed])
Quote of the day
William Perry Pendley's epic 17-page list of recusals is a road map showing that he's spent his career working to strip land and wildlife protections at the behest of drilling and mining companies and trade groups. It’s remarkable that such a conflict-ridden appointee with a shameful track record would be in this position in the first place, let alone get an extension."
—Jennifer Rokala, Executive Director of the Center for Western Priorities ([link removed])
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