Trump appointees with ties to fossil fuel interests

  • Doug Domenech

    White House Senior adviser, DOI

    Formerly: ran the Fueling Freedom Project for the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation

  • Daniel Jorjani

    Special assistant to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, DOI

    Formerly: worked for both the Charles Koch Institute and Charles Koch Foundation and was general counsel for Freedom Partners, an advocacy group also funded by the Koch Brothers

  • Lori Mashburn

    White House liaison, DOI

    Formerly: Heritage Foundation

  • Dave Bernhardt

    Deputy secretary, not yet confirmed, DOI

    Formerly: top lawyer in charge of ethics and legal compliance for President George W. Bush’s Interior Department during a period plagued by scandal and ethical violations

  • Scott Angelle

    Head of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, DOI

    Formerly: member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission who served on the board of directors of oil pipeline operator Sunoco Logistics

  • Scott Pruitt

    EPA administrator , EPA

    Formerly: longtime supporter of fossil fuels and stalwart foe of EPA regulations

  • Ryan Jackson

    Pruitt's chief of staff, EPA

    Formerly: former chief of staff for Sen. Jim Inhofe

  • Andrew Wheeler

    Finalist to be Pruitt’s deputy, not yet confirmed, EPA

    Formerly: fossil fuel lobbyist and a former Inhofe chief of staff

  • Samantha Dravis

    Head of EPA’s Office of Policy, EPA

    Formerly: the Republican Attorneys General Association and its affiliated Rule of Law Defense Fund

  • Christian Palich

    Deputy associate administrator in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, EPA

    Formerly: lobbyist who was once president of the Ohio Coal Association

  • Patrick Traylor

    Deputy assistant administrator, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA

    Formerly: lawyer who has defended Koch Industries, Dominion Energy, and TransCanada

  • Rick Perry

    Secretary of Energy , DOE

    Formerly: former Texas governor and oil, gas, and renewables advocate

  • Brian McCormack

    Perry's chief of staff, DOE

    Formerly: Edison Electric Institute, an investor-owned utility trade group that fights state-level solar rooftop policies

  • Daniel Simmons

    Head of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE

    Formerly: Institute for Energy Research (a pro-fossil fuel think tank) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (a right-wing group that lobbies against progressive policy at the state level)

  • Rex Tillerson

    Secretary of State , State

    Formerly: CEO of ExxonMobil

  • Michael Catanzaro

    Special assistant to the president for Domestic Energy and Environmental Policy, National Economic Council

    Formerly: fossil fuel lobbyist