Coverage dated February 3, 2025

Senate OKs Wright as energy secretary

Headline from The Columbian

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” i

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He’s vowed to ‘unleash’ U.S. resources (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change.

  2. Breitbart News

    Senate Confirms Chris Wright to Establish American Energy Dominance (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump added another member to his Cabinet Monday night after the Senate confirmed Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy.

  3. The Columbian

    Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to ‘unleash’ US resources (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominan

  4. The Federalist

    Senate Confirms Chris Wright For Energy Secretary (opens The Federalist)

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    Wright was confirmed just days after lawmakers approved former Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to run the Department of the Interior.

  5. The Columbian

    Senate OKs Wright as energy secretary (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” i

  6. CBS News

    Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary (opens CBS News)

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    The key post will promote President Trump's efforts to achieve U.S. "energy dominance" in the global market.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Senate confirms oil company CEO Chris Wright as Energy secretary (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Senate confirms fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change, as U.S. Energy secretary.

  8. UPI

    Senate confirms fracking company CEO Chris Wright as enery secretary (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved Chris Wright, the CEO of a fracking company, to serve as secretary of energy.

  9. Fox News

    Chris Wright confirmed to serve as Trump's Secretary of Energy (opens Fox News)

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    Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, was confirmed by the Senate to serve as secretary of Energy under President Donald Trump's administration.

  10. New York Post

    Fracking pioneer Chris Wright confirmed as Trump’s energy secretary (opens New York Post)

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    The US Senate confirmed fracking pioneer Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy, elevating another cabinet official committed to President Trump's agenda to "drill, baby, drill".

  11. Bloomberg

    Wright Confirmed to Lead Energy Agency Key to Trump’s Plans (opens Bloomberg)

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    Chris Wright was confirmed as Secretary of Energy, putting the founder of an oil and gas fracking services company in charge of an agency that will play a key role in President Donald Trump’s plans for a sweeping overhaul of US energy policy.

  12. The Guardian

    US Senate confirms fracking CEO Chris Wright to be Trump’s energy secretary (opens The Guardian)

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    Liberty Energy executive, who has called climate change activists alarmist, confirmed in vote of 59-38

  13. Time

    Chris Wright Confirmed as Trump’s Energy Secretary (opens Time)

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    The CEO of Colorado’s Liberty Energy has been one of the fossil fuel industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change.

  14. New York Times

    Chris Wright Is Confirmed as Secretary of Energy (opens New York Times)

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    The former fracking executive said in confirmation hearings that his top priority would be to “unleash” American energy production.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Senate confirms Chris Wright to lead Energy Department (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Chris Wright will play a key role in pursuing the administration's goals of lowering energy prices and boosting oil production.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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