Former Republican Congressmember Ryan Zinke was sworn in Wednesday as secretary of the interior. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office in a ceremony at the White House.

Vice President Mike Pence: “We’re confident that your record of leadership, integrity and public service will see to our nation’s great natural resources and treasures as if they were your own. You’ll look after and be a steward of the interior of this nation and the vast natural resources of this nation with the same commitment to principle and integrity that has characterized your life.”

Ryan Zinke has long promoted mining and logging on federally held lands. He has indicated he’s open to reversing a ban on oil drilling in the Arctic. Zinke has also denied scientists have proven the human impact on climate change.