MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • November 14, 2024
On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump chose North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Department of Interior. Doug Burgum was at one-time a rival for the Republican presidential nomination. He became wealthy from selling his software company to Microsoft for $2,100,000,000. Burgum will oversee management of more than 500 million acres of public land, including all national parks and endangered species programs. He will have a key role in leasing federal land for oil, natural gas, and coal development to deliver on Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill,” which will exacerbate climate chaos and accelerate the race to the apocalypse.