A U.S. Senate committee will grill President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of the Interior, Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana, during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that is likely to focus on how he would balance development and conservation on America’s vast public lands. The former Navy SEAL commander, an avid hunter and angler, emerged as a surprise pick to head the department in part because he has embraced federal stewardship of national parks, forests and refuges – rejecting the Republican party’s official position to sell off acreage to states that might prioritize drilling, mining and grazing in some areas. While an advocate for federal control, Zinke has also fought for increased coal mining on federal […]