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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
Mining industry and environmental attorneys are gearing up for legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s orders issued this week that attempt to revive the coal industry, specifically the one on leasing.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
The Interior Department will reverse a January Biden administration decision to conduct environmental reviews for about 3,200 oil and gas leases sold in seven western states. The move covers 74 lease sale decisions covering 3.5 million acres in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Bobby Magill
The Interior Department will reverse a January Biden administration decision to conduct environmental reviews for about 3,200 oil and gas leases sold in seven western states. The move covers 74 lease sale decisions covering 3.5 million acres in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, the Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Land Management director, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said Thursday. Sgamma was scheduled to testify at her confirmation hearing Thursday morning, but did not appear. Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did not comment about her withdrawal. Sgamma and the White House didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. WEA declined to comment.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Bobby Magill
Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Land Management director, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said Thursday. Sgamma was scheduled to testify at her confirmation hearing Thursday morning, but did not appear. Lee, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did not comment about her withdrawal. Sgamma didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
When Donald Trump called for carving “Freedom Cities” out of federal land, the idea got little notice as it was coming from a candidate prone to bold declarations who hadn’t yet secured the Republican nomination for president. Two years later and two-plus months into Trump’s second presidency, supporters are discussing Freedom Cities on Capitol Hill and say the Interior Department’s recent push to privatize some public lands opens the window to make regulation-free federal enclaves a reality.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday voted 14-6 to advance Katherine MacGregor’s nomination for deputy Interior secretary. If confirmed, it would be MacGregor’s second stint as deputy Interior secretary, a role she served during the last year of the first Trump administration. She had previously been deputy chief of staff to then-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday voted to advance US Fish and Wildlife Service director nominee Brian Nesvik to the full Senate. The committee also voted to advance Jessica Kramer, nominee for Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator for water, to the full Senate. Kramer currently serves as an adviser at EPA and previously served at the agency during the first Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
Sexual orientation and gender identity are no longer protected statuses for Bureau of Land Management employees under a new equal employment opportunity statement published Tuesday. The new statement aligns with President Donald Trump’s orders to rid the federal government of “gender ideology” and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Bobby Magill
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