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Meet the key players who are shaping the US's energy and environmental future for years to come
Meet the key players who are shaping the US's energy and environmental future for years to come
Madeleine Sheehan PerkinsJul 21, 2017, 03:03 IST
President Donald Trump signs an Energy Independence Executive Order at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters on March 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. The order reverses the Obama-era climate change policies. From left to right: US Vice President Mike Pence; the President; EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt; US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke; and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.Ron Sach-Pool/Getty Images
President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members have slowly been filling open positions in top jobs that will shape the country's environmental policy and energy decisions for years to come.
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While the three Cabinet-level hires are in place, Trump has only nominated seven of the remaining 29 positions that require Senate confirmation, leaving 22 key jobs vacant.
We've compiled a list of the energy and environmental leaders we do know about, including the heads of Senate and House committees, since they too play a heavy roll in developing policy.
Here's the who's-who of energy and environment in Washington, DC right now:
