A coalition of 91 groups with ties to public lands sent a letter Monday asking that acting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) head William Pendley immediately resign or face removal from his post.
Pendley, a controversial figure over his past comments opposing federal land ownership, has been widely opposed by conservation, sportsman, public interest and environmental groups, who said “his actions betray BLM’s mission and demonstrate his lack of fitness to lead it.”
The coalition’s letter
to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who oversees BLM, comes as
Pendley’s temporary delegation of power is set to expire on Friday.
Interior has been criticized for using temporary orders to fill
high-ranking posts with controversial figures who would be unlikely to
earn Senate confirmation. “Pendley holds views that are antithetical to the BLM’s mission to manage public lands and resources
on behalf of all Americans,” the groups wrote in the letter, citing not
only Pendley's prior comments but also his work as a lawyer for groups
fighting the designation of protected areas...MORE
Only 91?? The are literally thousands of orgs or groups "with ties to public lands." Secretary Bernhardt should immediately renew Pendley's assignment to head the BLM.
UPDATE
Now that I think about it, I'm disappointed in Pendley. He should have generated far more opposition than that.
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