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The
BLM, a division of the Interior Department, manages more than a
10th of the nation's surface area, overseeing permitting for
energy development, grazing, timber harvesting and recreation.
The position will be central to the Biden administration's
effort to address climate change through management of public
lands, including a current review of the federal oil and gas
leasing program.
Stone-Manning most recently was the senior adviser for
conservation policy at the National Wildlife Federation, where
she advocated against the Trump administration's push to
maximize fossil fuel production on public lands at the expense
of other land uses.
Prior to joining the NWF in 2017, Stone-Manning served as chief
of staff to the Democratic former governor of Montana, Steve
Bullock. She had also worked for Senator John Tester of Montana.
Also on Thursday, the White House said it would nominate Bryan
Newland as assistant secretary for Indian affairs. Newland is a
citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community in northern Michigan
and recently served as the tribal chairperson. He was a policy
adviser for Indian affairs at the Interior Department during the
Obama administration.
(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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