Land management director resigns
From Times Wire Reports
Kathleen Clarke, the first woman to head the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, has resigned to return to her home state of Utah.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Clarke had created more recreational opportunities for Americans and sped up “environmentally sensitive” oil and natural gas production on federal lands since taking over the agency in January 2002.
“Our public lands, our forests and our landscapes are better off” because of Clarke’s service, Kempthorne said.
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