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FILE PHOTO: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks in the spin room, ahead of the debate between Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Trump nominee for Interior backs full-throttle drilling on federal lands

Doug Burgum will vigorously pursue Trump’s goals of maximizing energy production from America’s public lands and waters.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, at right, and first lady Kathryn Burgum, at left, exit the House of Representatives in the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, after Burgum delivered his last budget address to the Legislature. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
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North Dakota governor charts his path to Interior with a rosy state oil and gas outlook

President-elect Trump taps ND Gov. Burgum as Interior Secretary with a mandate to "Drill baby drill," boosting U.S. energy dominance.

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