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The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.
The land in Utah owned by the federal government — about two-thirds of the state — is now under new management. The U.S.
Burgum, 68, was confirmed late Thursday night in a 79-18 vote with the majority of Senate Democrats voting in favor. The vote came one day after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee ...
Burgum succeeds Deb Haaland, who cut back on oil and gas sales and prioritized solar and wind projects on federal lands.