Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management
FILE - Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce speaks during a news conference at party headquarters in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Wednesday to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts to ramp up fossil fuel production.
The nominee for the Bureau of Land Management, former Rep. Steve Pearce of New Mexico, must be confirmed by the Senate. The agency manages a quarter-billion acres — about 10% of land in the U.S. It's also responsible for 700 million acres of underground minerals, including major reserves of oil, natural gas and coal.
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