Trump to pick climate skeptic for Dept of Interior post
She has also expressed skepticism about climate change, consistently opposing Obama’s measures to combat it, and once arguing that former vice-president Al Gore, a longtime advocate for steps to combat global warming, deserves an “F” in science and an “A” in creative writing.
Donald Trump is expected to pick US congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a strong advocate of increased oil and gas development who is skeptical about climate change, to run the Department of the Interior, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The appointment could mean easier access for industry to more than a quarter of America’s territory, ranging from national parks to tribal lands stretching from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies have been eager to drill and mine.
