As the CEO of the Colorado-based Liberty Energy who has said "there is no climate crisis," Wright's nomination comes with controversy.

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.

Most Democrats indicated that they would likely not try to block Chris Wright's confirmation, instead asking about areas of possible cooperation.

Donald Trump's pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, will appear before the Senate Energy Committee on Wednesday morning around 10:00 a.m. Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy, one of the biggest fracking companies in the U.

The Colorado energy executive called climate change a global issue but stood by past comments on wildfire risk as ‘hype’

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Colorado energy entrepreneur and President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright faced a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing Thursday. Critics on the panel pressed Wright on possible conflicts of interest and whether he would avoid the appearance of impropriety.

During his confirmation hearings on Wednesday, oil and gas executive Chris Wright denied the link between climate change and worsening wildfires. Chris Wright, an oil and gas executive who’s Donald Trump’s nominee for Energy Secretary,

Trump's pick for secretary of energy, fracking executive Chris Wright, faced questions about a past social media post calling wildfires "hype."

Energy nominee Chris Wright focused on the importance of nuclear energy, making the electric grid more resilient and increasing U.S. energy production during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.