EPISODE · Aug 28, 2020 · 7 MIN
The potential long-term precedent the BLM chief is setting
from POLITICO Energy · host POLITICO
This month, the White House pulled William Perry Pendley’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Yet, despite knowing he wouldn’t be confirmed in the Senate, Pendley is still running the agency. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Kelsey Tamborrino [CUE THIS COMMA], on how Senate approval could not just threaten Pendley’s impacts at the agency, but set a dangerous precedent across the federal government. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Kelsey Tamborrino is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This month, the White House pulled William Perry Pendley’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Yet, despite knowing he wouldn’t be confirmed in the Senate, Pendley is still running the agency. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre and Kelsey Tamborrino [CUE THIS COMMA], on how Senate approval could not just threaten Pendley’s impacts at the agency, but set a dangerous precedent across the federal government. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Kelsey Tamborrino is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Ben Lefebvre is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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