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Donald Trump has appointed “big oil” ally Doug Burgum as interior minister to unleash fossil fuel development.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead the newly-established National Energy Council while serving as interior secretary.

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead the Department of the Interior in the Trump administration, the president-elect announced.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as his next secretary of the Department of the Interior.

The president-elect said during an event Thursday night that he plans to make a "formal" announcement on Friday.

That dictate from the president-elect’s announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the stage for a reignition of the court battles over public lands and waters that helped define Trump’s first term.