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Donald Trump to nominate industry CEO Chris Wright to be secretary of Energy

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President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate oil industry executive Chris Wright to lead Energy Department .

Wright is a skeptic on climate change science.

He would take over a department that oversees energy supplies, research and development of nuclear power.

Trump campaigned for president on a platform to roll back climate change policies and clean energy spending.