Zinke's drilling agenda to outlast tenure
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will depart at the end of the year, but his conservative supporters and environmental critics both agree his legacy on oil and gas drilling will be long lasting.
Zinke was instrumental in carrying out the Trump administration's "energy dominance" agenda, with the year poised to see more land being opened up to licenses and potentially the first new offshore drilling in decades. His replacement is unlikely to alter course.
“That is clearly something President Trump has sunk his teeth into,” said Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, an energy trade group. “I don’t really see a lot of change.
"Secretary Zinke lead the charge on the energy dominance agenda, but that agenda comes from the very top. And I just don’t see President Trump shifting course. Not when the increased oil and natural gas production in the U.S. has so clearly lead to more jobs and economic growth,” Sgamma continued.
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