Bernhardt faces hefty to-do list

摘要

David Bernhardt has his work cut out for him once he finishes celebrating his confirmation as the Trumpadministration's second Interior secretary.Approved by the Senate yesterday on a 56-41 vote, and officially assuming the office at 9 last night, the lawyerand former lobbyist already recognizes many of the looming challenges through his service as Interior's handsondeputy secretary since August 2017 (E&E News PM, April 11)."He knows the department inside and out," Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said yesterday.But now, the buck stops with him. The 49-year-old Bernhardt will be the decider in a way he wasn't while servingas the backup to former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.