Stone-Manning nomination set to advance to U.S. Senate after emotions run high at committee vote

By: - July 22, 2021 12:44 pm

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, holds up a spike that would be used to spike trees during a Senate Committee vote on Tracy Stone-Manning of Montana to become head of the Bureau of Land Management. Republicans accuse Stone-Manning of being part of a tree spiking ecoterrorism plot in 1989 (CSPAN).

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Jacob Fischler
Jacob Fischler

Jacob covers federal policy as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Based in Oregon, he focuses on Western issues. His coverage areas include climate, energy development, public lands and infrastructure.

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