President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is receiving praise from Republican lawmakers and industry groups, while environmentalists warn he would jeopardize efforts to curb climate change if he is confirmed.

Wright, CEO of the oilfield services firm Liberty Energy and a major Republican donor, said last year that “there is no climate crisis.”

Chris Wright, a Denver energy company executive who denies that climate change is a pressing threat, is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Why it matters: The appointment puts Wright,