VOCES' reaction on the confirmation of David Bernhardt as Secretary of Interior

With a vote of 56 to 41, the Senate confirmed David Bernhardt as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Given his record advocating for the interests of big oil and gas, mining, and agrobusiness, this is alarming news for climate change, endangered species, public lands and waters, and public health. With this confirmed appointment, the Trump administration locks in yet another unfit leader at the helm of a critical agency in its quest to rollback bedrock environmental protections for the benefit of polluters.