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President-elect Joe Biden’s apparent nomination of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to head the U.S. Department of the Interior for the incoming administration was denounced by New Mexico oil and gas industry leaders and extraction supporters who feared Haaland’s environmental record could mean stricter restrictions on the fossil fuel sector.
Under the administration of President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the U.S. saw numerous years of record-breaking oil and gas production as the Permian Basin which spans southeast New Mexico and West Texas became one of the world’s most productive shale plays.
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Historic picks for EPA, Interior complete Biden climate team Source: By Scott Waldman and Jean Chemnick, E&E News reporters • Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden selected Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as Interior secretary. The history-making choice marks the first time a Native American will lead the department. Francis Chung/E&E News
Joe Biden made climate change and racism top issues when running for president. Now he’s melding them with the selection of his Cabinet.
Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden’s pick to head the Interior Department, would become the first Native American Cabinet secretary in history if confirmed. Michael Regan, head of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality, would be the first Black man to lead EPA.
NEW YORK President Donald Trump’s administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive. But now the flattery is mixed with a sense of finality as key people in the president’s orbit are beginning to turn the page and acknowledge his defeat. Trump himself keeps to the Oval […]
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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump stands on the field before the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Trump himself largely keeps to the Oval Office, still fighting the Election Day results and offering scant acknowledgement of the pain and suffering the nation is facing in the darkest hours of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) December 20, 2020 - 5:02 AM
NEW YORK - President Donald Trumpâs administration is ending how it began, with over-the-top declarations of praise for the chief executive.