Trump picks Burgum for ‘energy czar’ — and interior secretary
Energy,Donald Trump,Doug Burgum,Energy Independence,Climate Change,Fossil Fuels,Oil,Natural Gas
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President-elect Donald Trump has picked North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to serve as both interior secretary and “energy czar,” a newly created role that will orchestrate the administration’s sweeping plans to repeal climate rules, scrap clean-energy subsidies and boost oil and gas production on millions of acres of federal lands nationwide.
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