Trump names Zeldin and Burgum to key cabinet positions in new administration

President-elect Donald Trump has announced key cabinet appointments, including Lee Zeldin as head of the Environmental Protection Agency and Doug Burgum as secretary of the Department of the Interior. These roles are expected to significantly influence U.S. energy policy. Zeldin will focus on streamlining permitting processes at the EPA, which have slowed progress on carbon reduction goals. Burgum will work to revive federal leasing programs for mineral resources, which have been inactive under the current administration. Both Zeldin and Burgum will also review and potentially modify numerous regulations established by the Biden administration. Their efforts will coincide with Trump's broader agenda of reducing government size and relocating agencies outside Washington, D.C.