Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said on March 10 that he will not advance Laura Daniel-Davis’ nomination to be the assistant secretary for lands and minerals management at the Interior Department.
Manchin made the announcement in an op-ed published in the Houston Chronicle, where he stated he would not be advancing Daniel-Davis’ nomination due to her decision not to reduce fees for firms that extract oil and gas on federal land. She made her decision citing concerns about climate change.
