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Paul Daniel Smith, once reprimanded by the National Park Service, is its new acting director. National Park Service hide caption

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington in September 2017. Nine of 12 members of the National Park Service advisory board resigned Monday citing Zinke's unwillingness to meet with the panel. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

The Trump administration will cancel plans to allow oil drilling off the coasts of Florida at the request of Gov. Rick Scott, seen in Doral, Fla., last year. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

Puerto Rico's governor demanded the cancellation of a controversial $300 million contract with Montana-based Whitefish Energy. More than a month after Hurricane Maria hit, a majority of customers remain without power on the island. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption

Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in the Capitol on Wednesday, was one of two Republicans to vote against opening debate on the health care bill on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah is one of 27 national monuments under review by the interior secretary, per executive order. Bob Wick/BLM/Flickr hide caption

Interior Secretary-nominee Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., tells a Senate committee that if he is confirmed, he'll take President Theodore Roosevelt as his model for managing federal lands. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption