Grand Junction Sentinel- Steve Pearce, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, is a leopard who can’t change his spots.

That’s the opinion of Colorado’s U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who took the unusual step of announcing he’ll oppose the nomination well ahead of Pearce’s confirmation hearing, expected to be scheduled in January.

“Americans deserve a BLM director who will be a true steward of the millions of acres under the agency’s care,” Hickenlooper said. “Pearce is NOT that person. While in Congress, he attacked environmental protections and fought to sell off public land.

“His nomination is proof that the Trump administration still views our public lands as assets for sale. On behalf of Colorado, I will vote NO because our public lands are NOT for sale.”

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