New Trump nominees fill energy, environment rosters

By Michael Doyle, Timothy Cama, Sean Reilly | 02/12/2025 01:43 PM EST

The nominees, who all must be confirmed by the Senate, would take top jobs at EPA and the Interior, Energy and other departments.

Interior, DOE and EPA headquarters

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The Trump administration on Wednesday marched out a platoon of nominees for key energy- and environment-related positions across multiple agencies including the Interior, Agriculture and Energy departments.

Some of the nominees are veterans of prior service with the organizations they are now being tapped to lead. A number come with energy and resource backgrounds.

The nominees, which all must be confirmed by the Senate, include a former CIA specialist in critical minerals, a onetime head of Wyoming’s wildlife agency, several lobbyists, and a longtime advocate for the oil and gas industry.

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Several nominees are heading for key roles at EPA.

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