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‘Clean coal’ and federal lands as ‘assets’: Here’s what new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has said about public lands

Utah’s senior senator said Burgum’s confirmation “is a win for public lands and a win for American energy.”

(Jose Luis Magana | AP) Former N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum shakes hands with Sen. Mike Lee at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Burgum was confirmed as the new Secretary of the Interior by the Senate Wednesday night.