WASHINGTON, April 10 -- On Thursday, the oil and gas lobbyist named by Donald Trump to manage 245 million acres of the country's public lands withdrew her nomination from consideration.

Kathleen Sgamma, who Trump nominated in February to oversee the Bureau of Land Management, announced she was withdrawing her name from consideration for the post. Sgamma has served as the president of the Western Energy Alliance, an industry trade group that has sought to greatly expand oil and gas drilling on public lands.

Prior to being nominated to run BLM, Sgamma had assembled a controversial resume. She worked for nearly two decades as a top oil and gas lobbyist. From her position at the Western Energy Alliance, she repeatedly sued the federal gover...