President-elect Trump has tapped Sean Duffy, a former congressman and lobbying firm principal, to lead the Department of Transportation, overseeing the largest greenhouse gas emissions-producing sector of the United States.
Trump’s nomination of Duffy was a bit unexpected given Duffy’s lack of experience on transportation issues, though not wholly unusual for the department’s heads. Duffy does have some previous contacts with the Department of Transportation, though: Duffy has lobbied the DOT for pipeline giant Enterprise Products Partners, among other clients that fall under its rules.
