Medhini Kumar, medhini.kumar@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources moved forward Laura Daniel-Davis’ nomination to serve as the U.S. Department of the Interior’s assistant secretary for land and minerals management. Her confirmation will now be voted on by the full Senate.
In response, Athan Manuel, Sierra Club Lands Protection Program Director, released the following statement:
“We’re pleased to see Laura Daniel-Davis’ nomination move forward, despite repeated delays in the process, and look forward to her swift confirmation in the full Senate, so that she can be in a position to ensure our public lands, waters, and coasts endure for the benefit for all. We’re confident that with her exemplary, decades-long record of public lands conservation work, she’ll quickly move forward in setting a strong agenda that protects our lands and waters, recovers at-risk wildlife, strengthens community and Tribal relationships, and ensures equitable access to our treasured places.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.