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During His Time As Interior Secretary, Zinke Advanced 'Energy Dominance'

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Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: And now to the Department of the Interior. President Trump says he plans to name a new interior secretary this week. On Saturday, the president tweeted that Ryan Zinke would leave the post by the end of the year. Zinke has faced mounting pressure from allegations of misconduct while in office, but he's also been one of the administration's most high-profile leaders, advancing an agenda of energy dominance. NPR's environment reporter Nathan Rott joins us to look back on Zinke's tenure. Hey, Nate. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. CHANG: So Zinke is someone who's made headlines from his first day in office - right? - like when he showed up at the department on horseback, complete with a cowboy hat and boots, which was a nice touch? And at the time, he promised to model himself after Teddy Roosevelt, who was famous for, among other things, being a passionate conservationist. What do you think? Is Zinke leaving behind a legacy that's

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