US Oil Industry Welcomes Interior Nominee Zinke

摘要

The oil and gas industry on Thursday welcomed the nomination of US Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Montana) to be the next Interior Secretary, while environmentalists railed against the addition of yet another friend of the industry to the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump has stacked his cabinet with fossil fuel advocates who oppose environmental regulations that may hamper oil and gas development, and Zinke fits the mold.