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This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a sign marking the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, May 7, 2018. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File)

Here’s what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

By Martha Bellisle - Associated Press

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a sign marking the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, May 7, 2018. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File)

Here’s what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

By Martha Bellisle - Associated Press

Workers talk outside an Amazon Web Services data center that is under construction on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

‘Build, baby, build’: Burgum warns that more data centers needed to win technological arms race

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks with a reporter outside the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration halts major northeast offshore wind project

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Billionaires, trusted allies, media personalities. These are the people Trump picked for top roles

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This July 8, 2004, photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows Fish Creek through the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska's North Slope. (David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP)

Trump administration announces plans to expand oil and gas drilling in Alaska

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Trump and wind turbine energy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Secretary Burgum: You have the legal authority to halt offshore wind

By Collister Johnson Jr.

Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, arrives to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president’s Interior pick

By Brian Slodysko and Jack Dura - Associated Press

FILE - Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, arrives to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Senate confirms Doug Burgum to head Interior Department

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Former Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the the Interior Department as Secretary of the Interior, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate grills Interior nominee on future of wind power

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump’s picks for Treasury, Interior boast plans for economic boom

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’

By Matthew Brown and Jack Dura - Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump celebrates victory, toasts Cabinet picks at Mar-a-Lago gala

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Gov. Doug Burgum, R-ND., speaks during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What to know about North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

By Jack Dura - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a debate, Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, Calif. In some cases, Donald Trump's potential vice presidential contenders have had to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism. In a July interview, Burgum, a businessman, was asked if he'd ever do business with Trump, and responded, "I don't think so." He added, "I just think that it's important that you're judged by the company you keep." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Trump Interior nominee Burgum to head new Energy Council

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times