LCV Statement on Senate Vote to Advance Steve Pearce to Director of the Bureau of Land Management

Washington, D.C.– In response to the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee voting to advance Steve Pearce to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Senior Federal Advocacy Campaigns Director, Leah Donahey:

“Steve Pearce has a track record of supporting the sell-off of public lands, has conflicts of interest with the oil and gas industry, and a history of trying to shrink and block the designation of national monuments. Letting Steve Pearce steward over 245 million acres of public lands will only put our public lands at risk and accelerate the Trump administration’s attack on affordable, clean energy. Given Pearce’s clear record there is no doubt BLM will work to prioritize expensive, volatile and dirty energy sources like coal and oil over more affordable and reliable clean energy.  The next BLM director should serve our public lands and the American people, not Big Oil. We applaud all the Senate Democrats and Senator King who voted to reject his nomination in committee and urge the entire Senate to oppose his confirmation.”

Last week, conservation leaders representing some of the states with the most public lands in the country joined together to stand firm against the nomination of Steve Pearce to the Director of Bureau Land Management.

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