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ICYMI: Doug Burgum Has Strong Ties to Oil & Gas, Present Conflicts of Interest as New Secretary of the Interior
New reporting from The Associated Press uncovered that Doug Bergum, Donald Trump’s newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior, worked to help oil and gas industry executives lobby for deregulation and profited from the lease of his family’s land to big oil companies. Burgum’s close ties to the oil and gas industry highlight a clear conflict of interest. The Senate confirmed Burgum on Thursday, and he will now…