Outgoing US Interior secretary defends legacy as he leaves
Friday, 4 January 2019 During almost two years overseeing an agency responsible for managing 500 million acres of public lands, Ryan Zinke's rollbacks of restrictions on oil and gas drilling were cheered by industry. But they brought a scathing backlash from environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers who accused him of putting corporate profits ahead of preservation.
Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who was an oil, gas and water lobbyist, has been nominated as the Interior Department's secretary.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday he would nominate David Bernhardt, a former energy lobbyist, to be secretary of the interior, the department that oversees U.S. public lands. Gavino Garay reports.
President Donald Trump announced he would nominate acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to replace Ryan Zinke, who left the administration late last year.
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