Trump taps congressman for Interior Dept

US President-elect Donald Trump has formally announced Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL commander and a proponent of coal development on federal lands, as his choice for Secretary of the Interior.

If the nomination is confirmed by the US Senate, Zinke, 55, will head the Interior Department, which employs more than 70,000 people across the United States and oversees more than 20 per cent of federal land, including national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite.