Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, is President Donald Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Land Management director, according to the Congressional record.
As president of Denver-based WEA since 2006, Sgamma represented and advocated for oil and gas producers that operate on federal lands in the West.
Sgamma’s nomination is part of Trump’s agenda to expand fossil fuels development on federal land nationwide. The BLM manages more than 240 million acres of federal land, mainly in the West, and manages all federally-owned oil, gas, and minerals nationwide.
Sgamma confirmed her nomination when reached by email Wednesday. The White ...