Chris Wright, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has denied the well-established connection between climate change and extreme weather, claiming that storms are not getting more intense.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary is a fracking CEO who has frequently expressed doubt about climate change and opposed policies aimed at curbing it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s choice for ... who has made fighting climate change a top priority. Wright has won support from influential conservatives, including oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm.