Deb Haaland Confirmed as History-Making Interior Secretary With High Expectations for Outdoor Travel

Congresswoman Deb Haaland is confirmed as the first Native American cabinet secretary. The travel industry anticipates that her role as Interior Secretary will foster new sustainability efforts and protections for federal lands. Debphoto1 / Skift

Skift Take: Deb Haaland late last year tweeted: “I’ll be fierce for all of us, our planet, and all of our protected land.” Now as Interior Secretary, and the first Native American member of a president’s cabinet with an agenda to protect public lands and address climate change, the travel industry can see her as a new ally in the White House.

— Tom Lowry

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