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Doug Burgum

Republican · North Dakota

Former Governor of North Dakota (2016–2024) and former Microsoft executive. Ran briefly for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Confirmed as Secretary of the Interior January 2025, overseeing federal lands, energy development, and Native American affairs.

Record

Strong advocate for energy development on federal lands. Supports expanded oil, gas, and mineral extraction. Balances some conservation priorities with pro-development stance. Believes in returning more land control to states and local communities.

Legislative Record

Executive orders & directives

  • 2026-15299 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink; Correction (Department rule, Jul 29, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 21, 2026. The rule added the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius), a lizard subspecies from the Florida Keys, Florida, to the List of Endangered and…
  • 2026-15298 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx; Correction (Department rule, Jul 29, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are correcting one amendatory instruction in the final rule that published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2026. That rule finalized the revised critical habitat designation for the contiguous U.S. distinct population segment (DPS) of the Canada…
  • 2026-14637 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Key Ring-Necked Snake and Rim Rock Crowned Snake (Department rule, Jul 21, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for two Florida species, the Key ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus acricus) and the rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica). This rule extends the…
  • 2026-14636 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink (Department rule, Jul 21, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), list the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius), a lizard subspecies from the Florida Keys, Florida, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This rule extends the protections of the Act to…
  • 2026-14633 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Department rule, Jul 21, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or the Service), revise our regulations concerning protections of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). We are removing the "blanket rule" option for protecting newly listed threatened species pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act.
  • 2026-14629 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat (Department rule, Jul 21, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or the Service), amend portions of our regulations for section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act or ESA). Specifically, we revise regulations related to section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Section 4(b)(2) requires consideration of the…
  • 2026-14550 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Hawaiian Stilt (Kukuluae'o or Ae'o) From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule (Department rule, Jul 20, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying the Hawaiian stilt (kukuluae[revaps]o or ae[revaps]o, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni; a subspecies of the black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)) from endangered to threatened (downlist) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973…
  • 2026-14492 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Razorback Sucker From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule (Department rule, Jul 17, 2026)
    We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) from endangered to threatened (downlist) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This action is based on our evaluation of the best scientific and commercial data…

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