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@realdonaldtrump, who promised to protect our #publiclands, nominated William Perry Pendley, who hates our public land, as head of
@BLMNational. He has argued loudly that the federal govt shouldn’t own public lands. @senatemajldr @Johncornyn @tedcruz
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@BLMNational. He has argued loudly that the federal govt shouldn’t own public lands. @senatemajldr @Johncornyn @tedcruz
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@realDonaldTrump @BLMNational @senatemajldr @JohnCornyn @tedcruz Pendley has spent decades trying to sue the fed govt for protecting endangered species, fought against designating natl monuments, & stood up for lawbreaking cattlemen who held an armed standoff with BLM employees. @lisamurkowski @SenatorCollins @LindseyGrahamSC @tomudall @GOP
@realDonaldTrump @BLMNational @senatemajldr @JohnCornyn @tedcruz @lisamurkowski @SenatorCollins @LindseyGrahamSC @tomudall @GOP Pendley has argued loudly that the federal govt ~shouldn’t~ own #publiclands. It makes no sense to put someone who has such antipathy for our public lands, &the public servants who protect them, in charge of the agency that manages 248 million acres of them @senategop @senatedems
ATTENTION .. READ ENTIRE THING! Excerpt.. “increasing health treatments as part of USDA’s offering for sale at least 3.8 billion board feet of timber from USDA FS lands” That’s now annual minimum people. Plus so much more. Don’t let this go unexamined and demand new House reject!
So many things in the EO seem super nefarious, but this really feels dangerous: “(iii) Review land designations and policies that may limit active forest management and increase the risk of catastrophic wildfires;” REVIEW DESIGNATIONS??
And the #EndangeredSpeciesAct is here of course: “(vii) Identify and assess methods, including methods undertaken pursuant to section 3(b)(iv) of this order, to more effectively and efficiently streamline consultation under the Endangered Species Act;”
.@SecretaryZinke is a self-described “Teddy Roosevelt guy,” but his first year at @Interior has shown far more differences than similarities between the two. #WhatWouldTeddySay (thread)
Happy 146th birthday, Yellowstone! Roosevelt called for preserving our parks for ours and future generations – which also means, not pricing people out. Unfortunately, @SecretaryZinke has recommended nearly tripling entrance fees to 17 national parks, including Yellowstone. 
Teddy committed to protecting public lands after exploring what is now @YosemiteNPS. Rolling back protections for these lands, as @SecretaryZinke has continued to do, wasn't in the cards then, and shouldn't be now. #KeepItPublic
