Offshore drilling a focus as US lawmakers grill Trump’s Interior pick
David Bernhardt, a former energy lobbyist, suggested the Trump administration's ambitious offshore plans, which include Arctic Alaska, could be scaled back.
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Department of Interior, a former energy lobbyist, faced tough questions during his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday about potential conflicts of interest and the administration’s unpopular plan to expand offshore oil drilling.
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