He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America's public lands, his critics say

In July 2017, William Perry Pendley, a crusading conservative attorney, delivered a speech to a group of rightwing activists in North Carolina in which he was completely candid about his ideological commitments.

He accused the media" of selling their soul to the greens". And after criticizing the Endangered Species Act, he made light of killing endangered species.