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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stand behind US President Donald Trump as he holds an energy-related executive order at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 8 April 2025.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stand behind US President Donald Trump as he holds an energy-related executive order at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 8 April 2025.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge
Published 9 July 2025, 11:43Updated 9 July 2025, 13:51
United StatesDonald TrumpChris WrightFERCDepartment of Energy