The cases shed light on how Burgum, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the interior, might lead the department

Lawsuits filed by North Dakota give some insight into former Gov. Doug Burgum's worldview as he prepares to take over Interior.

The former governor of North Dakota ran on his experience ... baby, drill." The Department of the Interior manages roughly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States, giving Burgum — the former governor of an oil-rich state — significant ...

During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor ... signed onto with other Republican-led states, although the state brought a handful independently. Five of the cases were lodged against the Interior Department. Burgum is a relative newcomer ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico after championing conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary under President Joe Biden.

During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor ... Among its many mandates, the Interior Department is tasked with fulfilling the United States’ trust responsibility to 574 federally ...

The former governor of North Dakota ran on his experience ... baby, drill." The Department of the Interior manages roughly one-fifth of the lands and waters of the United States, giving Burgum — the former governor of an oil-rich state — significant ...