The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

Burgum succeeds Deb Haaland, who cut back on oil and gas sales and prioritized solar and wind projects on federal lands.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during an event to commemorate World Wildlife Day and announced during her speech that her agency will work to restore ...

LEAH CHAVEZ HAS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HAALAND, WRAPS UP HER TIME AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. WE SENT QUESTIONS TO OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU AS HAALAND LOOKS BACK ON HER TIME IN DC AND FORWARD.