Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

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.

Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

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.

As the nominee for U.S. Interior secretary, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is poised to support President-elect Donald Trump's vision of American energy dominance, ready to streamline the use of federal land for energy production.

By John Haughey Contributing Writer  Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum told key senators on Thursday that he’d be aggressive in opening public lands to oil and gas development in efforts to reverse an imbalance in federal leasing policy he said is short-circuiting the nation’s capacity to produce the base-load electricity needed to win “the AI race with China.

Burgum said the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum pledges to boost America’s energy supply as secretary of the Interior. During his confirmation hearing Thursday,

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.

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources. He’s set to replace Deb Haaland,

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum says he'll work with western states to remove federal protections for grizzly bears.