Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’

Grist
By Gautama MehtaFeb 4, 2025, 4:45 am245 pts
Chris Wright, a Colorado fracking executive, was confirmed on Monday by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 59 to 38 to become the Secretary of Energy. Wright’s nomination hearing, held last month before the Senate’s Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was a relatively amiable affair. Though there were…

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