Interior Secretary Burgum discusses shale gas importance in energy supply

October 1, 2025

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on right and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., looks on left. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Domestic shale production in the Appalachian Basin may offer the easiest path toward protecting the nation’s energy supply and resisting reliance on geopolitical foes, says U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.