Despite Hedging on Climate Change, Perry, Zinke Nominations Head for Senate Vote

Inside Climate News: The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced Rep. Ryan Zinke's nomination for Secretary of the Interior and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's for Secretary of Energy.

The Senate committee voted 16-6 to approve Zinke's confirmation, and later voted 16-7 to approve Perry's. The full Senate will vote on both of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees before they are confirmed. The date of these two votes has not yet been set.

While serving in Congress, Zinke (R-Mont.) has supported public access to federal lands but frequently voted in favor of expanding fossil fuel production and against environmental policies. The environmental group League of Conservation Voters, which rates members of Congress on their environment record, has given Zinke a lifetime rating of 3 percent.

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