Nominee for the Country’s Largest Public Lands Manager Has Track Record of Opposing Public’s Access and Interests
Nominee for the Country’s Largest Public Lands Manager Has Track Record of Opposing Public’s Access and Interests
Below is a statement from Chris Hill, CEO of the Conservation Lands Foundation, upon the announcement of President Trump’s nomination of Kathleen Sgamma as Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The Conservation Lands Foundation represents a national network of community advocates who are solely focused on the National Conservation Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
“Ms. Sgamma has a track record of opposing the public’s access and interests when it comes to the people’s public lands. She has been a leader in the oil and gas industry, and has testified on their behalf in Congress for decades.
“She has filed lawsuits challenging the public’s right to participate in BLM’s decision-making processes, has historically opposed popular, locally-supported protections for public lands, and has demonized people who support conservation and BLM’s multiple use directive. All of this indicates the public simply can’t trust her to listen to communities and implement BLM’s multiple use directive equitably.
“Based on our years of work with families, communities, and business leaders to protect the public lands that belong to everyone, we are deeply concerned that Ms. Sgamma will not lead BLM with its multiple-use mission in mind and the result will be no more public lands for people to enjoy.”
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Conservation Lands Foundation published this page in Latest News 2025-02-14 08:50:17 -0700
