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Where Chris Wright, Trump’s energy secretary, stands on climate change

The appointment puts Wright, an evangelist for the oil and gas industry and less regulation, in a position to expand industry leasing

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Author: John Frank,Nick Sobczyk

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary – Latest From ITV News

Watch the latest from ITV News – The CEO of Liberty Energy is expected to fulfil Trump’s promise to increase fossil fuel production – an aim summed by the campaign slogan “drill, baby, drill”.

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Author: ITVNews

Trump appointment latest: Fracking boss chosen for Energy Department as Biden heads to Amazon rainforest

Oil executive Chris Wright and Trump’s personal lawyer have been chosen to join the new government.

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Author: @BBCNews

President-Elect Names Gas Executive as Energy Secretary: Trump Transition Live Updates

Donald J. Trump has yet to announce the next leaders of the Treasury, Commerce, and Labor Departments, among other roles.

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Author: Michael Gold,Mark Mazzetti,Eric Lipton,Coral Davenport,Lisa Friedman,Maya C. Miller

Opinion | Trump will take office as a lame duck. That could matter

It’s time to free our politics from the unhealthy hold Trump has on the imaginations of both parties.

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Author: E.J. Dionne Jr.

Congress Will Likely Avert Shutdown This Year—But Give GOP And Trump Control Over 2025 Spending, Johnson Says

The current spending deal expires Dec. 20.

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Author: Sara Dorn

Trump nominates fracking magnate Chris Wright as energy secretary

Chris Wright, a fracking magnate, has said ‘there is no climate crisis’ and champions fossil fuel production.

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Author: Al Jazeera

Chris Wright: Trump’s pick for energy secretary spells disaster for the fight against climate change

The US is already the largest oil and gas producer in the world, reaching record levels under Joe Biden. But Donald Trump and his incoming energy secretary Chris Wright threaten to make matters even worse.

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Author: Victoria Seabrook