Former Gov. Doug Burgum will divest interests in multiple companies as he is set to lead the Interior Department, but retain some other interests, per an ethics agreement.
Doug Burgum committed to keeping wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and highlighted North Dakota examples of managing public lands and energy during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of the Interior.
The president-elect is going to war over turbines. At a hearing Thursday, the nominee for Interior secretary said he would pursue an “all of the above strategy.”
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on nomination of Doug Burgum to be secretary of the interior.
Trump in November tapped Burgum to be interior secretary and to lead the new National Energy Council, which is charged with promoting oil, gas and other energy development.
Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and businessman is President Donald Trump's pick to be Secretary of the Interior. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thurs., Jan 16, 2025.
Members of the committee had the opportunity to question Burgum on an array of different topics regarding energy, mineral resources and beyond.
Former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum opened his senate hearing yesterday with a statement about energy production in the United States.
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum faced a Senate committee Thursday that questioned related to his nomination as Secretary of the Interior including on issues affecting tribes
Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday got a step closer to securing his spot as secretary of the Department of the Interior following a rather
Doug Burgum this week signed an ethics agreement divesting from oil and gas interests as he seeks to be confirmed as Interior secretary. As North Dakota governor, however, Burgum did not take similar steps to avoid a conflict of interest even though he chaired two state boards that regulate the industry.