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Trump's fossil fuel foxes are guarding the public lands henhouse

Trump's fossil fuel foxes are guarding the public lands henhouse

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Feb 14, 2025
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It’s a cliché, but it’s also accurate: The Trump administration is hiring the foxes to guard the henhouses, figuratively speaking. This week Trump nominated Denver resident Kathleen Sgamma to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Since 2006, Sgamma has been president of the Western Energy Alliance, an oil and gas industry group that work…

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