Close your eyes and imagine oil derricks sprouting up all over the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge and vast fields of mining equipment around the Grand Canyon.

Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is set to lead the Department of the Interior under the Trump administration. President-elect Trump made the announcement during a speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort Thursday night.

"All our national parks are threatened by...climate change and funding that has not kept pace with rising visitation. We are prepared to face those challenges together, just as we have for over a hund