Senate set to confirm ex-lobbyist Bernhardt as Interior chief

Bernhardt would lead an agency overseeing controversial oil developments in Alaska's Arctic, both onshore and offshore.

By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters April 11, 2019
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The U.S. Senate is set to confirm former energy lobbyist David Bernhardt as the next Interior Secretary on Thursday, even as coastal state senators from both parties raise concerns about his plans to vastly expand offshore drilling.

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