** Support for Stone-Manning holds firm
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Friday, July 23, 2021
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committeee

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee deadlocked on the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning ([link removed]) , President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management. The partisan 10-10 vote creates an extra procedural step before Stone-Manning can be confirmed on the Senate floor.

The committee debate was heated, with Republicans focused on a 30-year-old case in which Stone-Manning testified against activists who spiked trees in an Idaho forest. Committee Chairman Joe Manchin led a well-prepared defense ([link removed]) of Stone-Manning and her record, along with several other committee members.

On the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made it clear he would prioritize the votes to confirm Stone-Manning, saying that ([link removed]) "the Republican minority on the Committee are trying to turn this consensus-driven, well-respected nominee into another partisan flashpoint."


** Right-wing media's role
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As the committee was fighting over Stone-Manning, the watchdog group Media Matters for America published a lengthy look at how right-wing media outlets, including Fox News, stoked the character assassination campaign ([link removed]) against Biden's nominee. MMFA points out that Fox's obsession with Stone-Manning reinforces its narrative that President Joe Biden is secretly “a bloodthirsty radical.”
Quick hits


** In Denver visit, Haaland pledges federal support to fight drought, climate change
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Denver Post ([link removed]) | Associated Press ([link removed]) | Colorado Politics ([link removed])


** Lake Powell heads towards historic low as water crisis deepens
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])


** Committee deadlocks on Stone-Manning, moving debate to Senate floor
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New York Times ([link removed]) | NPR ([link removed]) | Washington Post ([link removed]) | Associated Press ([link removed]) | USA Today ([link removed]) | The Hill ([link removed]) | Colorado Sun ([link removed]) | Media Matters
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** Opinion: Stone-Manning is qualified to lead; confirm her, don't caricature her
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USA Today ([link removed])


** Oregon wildfire nears 400,000 acres as smoke affects people thousands of miles away
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OPB News ([link removed]) | CNN ([link removed]) | New York Times ([link removed]) | NPR ([link removed])


** A year after it was found, people are still searching for Forrest Fenn's treasure
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Outside ([link removed])


** Opinion: Why isn't Biden moving faster on oil and gas? Politics.
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The Hill ([link removed])
Quote of the day
I have been unable to find any credible evidence in the exhaustive records of the tree-spiking case that Ms. Stone-Manning is an eco-terrorist. What I find instead is compelling evidence that she built a solid reputation over the past three decades as a dedicated public servant and problem solver.”
—Sen. Joe Manchin III ([link removed])
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** @wickphotos ([link removed])
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Last Colorado trip photo. Sunrise along the Gunnison River in Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. This was my last photo trip as a BLM employee as I hang my hat up at the end of July after 33+ years of Federal service -- all with BLM. Has been a great run and I look forward to continuing my photography in another life chapter.

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