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Trump’s BLM Nominee Withdraws Amid Scrutiny Over Insurrection Remarks

Kathleen Sgamma, a longtime advocate for oil and gas development on public lands, has withdrawn as Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Her decision follows criticism of her industry ties and past remarks about the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

D.C. Circuit Upholds NRC Decision Denying Intervention in New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Licensing

A federal appeals court has rejected environmental conservation organizations’ effort to participate in the process of deciding whether to license a spent nuclear fuel storage…