Mr. Bernhardt’s presumed rise to acting secretary echoes the events at the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. In July, Scott Pruitt, then head of the E.P.A., was forced to step down amid a series of ethics scandals. Image Mr. Zinke at a rodeo in Salt Lake City in July. Mr. Trump has praised his "out-of-central-casting" style. The energy industry has benefited from policies Mr. Bernhardt has shepherded.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2018 00:00 UTC