National Parks stewards warn of trash and damage as shutdown looms
Across the nation’s beloved national parks this summer, skeleton crews — whittled down by the Trump administration’s reduction of the federal workforce — have struggled…
Interior secretary gives DOGE member with oil-industry ties power to remake department
A former oil executive and representative of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team has been given wide authority to make significant changes to the…
Interior Secretary Burgum eyes national monuments for energy resources
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed his staff to review and possibly alter national monuments as part of a push to expand U.S. energy production,…
Big Oil has an ally in Doug Burgum, President Trump’s Interior chief
BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The…
Senate OKs Burgum as Interior secretary, tasked with upping drilling
WASHINGTON — 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…
Doug Burgum, Trump pick for public lands boss, questions renewable power’s reliability
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources…
Trump’s ‘energy czar’ Burgum testifies to Senate energy panel
1 of 6 | North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine his expected nomination to…
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The answer isn’t obvious
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? Given that the housing crisis is a front-and-center issue throughout the country, whether or not the president-elect…
Trump names Interior-designee Burgum to head new White House energy council
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created…
Trump to Nominate Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessPresident-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Doug Burgum for Interior secretary, a position that will give the North Dakota governor significant…