May 18, 2026

DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today applauded the confirmation of Steve Pearce as the director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management by the U.S. Senate. The following statement is attributed to Alliance President Melissa Simpson:

“Steve Pearce is exactly the kind of experienced, principled leader we need at the helm of BLM. He’s a westerner and comes from a state that’s nearly 20 percent BLM land, so he understands the Bureau’s mission. His tenure in Congress and his time as a small business owner in the oil field show he’s a champion of multiple-uses of public lands, from expanding domestic energy production, supporting grazing and recreation, and protecting landscapes through targeted conservation. We look forward to his leadership at BLM.”

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