President Trump nominated former Rep. Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management and ex-Westinghouse and Holtec exec Douglas Weaver to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (Axios)
Pearce, a former oil field services exec and New Mexico GOP chair, has long supported giving states more control over federal lands—a stance that drew criticism from environmental groups and praise from the oil & gas sector.
Weaver, a former NRC staffer, will fill the seat vacated by Annie Caputo, whose term expires next June.