North Dakota Doug Burgum

Doug Burgum, Interior and North Dakota

North Dakota sued Interior at least five times under Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency.

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor,

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What to know about Doug Burgum, Trump's pick for Interior Department

Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota. Arthur's population is 328.

The Bismarck Tribune · 19h

North Dakota sued Interior at least 5 times under Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency

Lawsuits filed by North Dakota give some insight into former Gov. Doug Burgum's worldview as he prepares to take over Interior.

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Watch: Doug Burgum's confirmation hearing for U.S. Interior Secretary

Watch former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary under incoming President Trump.

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Doug Burgum clears crucial hurdle in bid to become Interior secretary

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has cleared a vital step in his bid to become Interior secretary.

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Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum's confirmation hearing: What to know, how to watch

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Trump nominated the former North ...

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Burgum notes North Dakota examples of public land use in Senate hearing

Doug Burgum committed to keeping wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and highlighted North Dakota examples of ...

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Who is Doug Burgum? How Indian Country is reacting to Trump’s Interior nominee

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that ...

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Doug Burgum, Trump’s Choice for Interior, Aims for ‘Energy Dominance’

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a ...

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Bills would increase North Dakota's interstate speed limit, but 1 would cost farmers

House Bill 1421 drew strong opposition from agricultural advocates, including the North Dakota Grain Growers Association, ...

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Cortez Masto splits votes on Trump’s energy and natural resources nominees

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the ...

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Trump’s Energy and Interior picks clear key hurdle ahead of full Senate vote

Liberty Energy chief executive Chris Wright, Trump’s DoE pick, also earned bipartisan support, though his margin was a bit smaller at 15-5. Five Democrats voted against him: Wyden, Hirono, Alex ...

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