Trump announces nominees for environment, energy posts

March 25, 2025

President Donald Trump delivers remarks.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Monday. Pool/AP

President Donald Trump’s latest slate of nominees includes several to fill top positions to carry out his environment- and energy-related agenda.

Unveiled on Tuesday, the list of candidates, which require Senate confirmation, include veterans and newcomers to EPA and the Energy, Defense and Transportation departments.

John Busterud has been picked to head EPA’s solid waste office, which oversees the agency’s Superfund and emergency response programs. Busterud, a former corporate energy attorney from California, served in Trump’s first administration as the EPA Region 9 administrator, a position that does not require Senate confirmation.

Usha-Maria Turner was selected to lead EPA’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs. Turner joined the agency in an advisory role earlier this month, according to her LinkedIn. She has spent the past two decades in policy roles at various energy companies, most recently at Oklahoma-based companies Chesapeake Energy and OGE Energy.

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