The new nominee is former New Mexico Republican Rep. Stevan Pearce. If confirmed, Pearce will have a lot of influence on public lands in the West.

SALT LAKE CITY — Kathleen Sgamma, who headed the Western Energy Alliance representing independent oil and gas operators in the West, abruptly withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land ...

BILLINGS, Mont. -- President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination after revelations that she criticized the ...

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 ...