Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick
Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the governor's mansion. And when energy industry lobbyists were looking for help taking on Biden administration greenhouse gas rules,
Senate confirms former South Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary for Trump
Former South Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda.
Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and mining on public lands.
Senate confirms Burgum as Interior secretary
The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber.
Big Oil has an ally in Doug Burgum, President Trump's Interior pick
Emails obtained by the Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor aided oil and gas executives and leveraged connections to boost his profile.
Doug Burgum confirmed as interior secretary
Doug Burgum, a billionaire software industry entrepreneur, was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s new interior secretary on Thursday. Burgum abandoned his presidential campaign and quickly endorsed Trump in 2023. Trump has directed Burgum to tap into fossil fuel resources in the US, including from public lands.
Doug Burgum confirmed as interior secretary with support from Senate Democrats
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production. The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum.
Billionaire Oil Ally Doug Burgum Confirmed As Trump’s Interior Chief
The former North Dakota governor will play a key role in carrying out President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil-fuel, anti-renewable-energy vision.
Senate set for confirmation vote on Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S ... Fossil fuels — oil, natural gas and coal — cause climate ...
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Doug Burgum says ‘energy dominance’ will be ‘America’s big stick’ on world stage
Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s ... to cut down on oil and gas drilling in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In recent days, Biden issued an executive order to ban ...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s Choice for Interior, Aims for ‘Energy Dominance’
By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington Doug Burgum ... of dollars worth of oil, gas and minerals waiting to be extracted beneath the surface. Mr. Burgum, who served two terms as governor ...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary nominee, advocates for fossil fuels
Video below: Doug Burgum speaks on disaster aid during Interior Secretary confirmation hearing Fossil fuels — oil, natural gas and coal — cause climate change. When they burn, greenhouse ...