What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead Interior Department and as energy czar
Energy,Donald Trump,Doug Burgum,Energy Independence,Climate Change,Fossil Fuels,Oil,Natural Gas
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President-elect Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to lead the Interior Department, which manages the nation’s public lands and waters.
Trump also said Friday that Burgum would lead a newly formed “national energy council” that’s in charge of energy ” permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation [and] transportation”
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