Lee Zeldin sworn in as new EPA administrator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17 th administrator of the agency. In the role, Zeldin will work closely with career officials at the agency to fulfill the agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment.
Trump's pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here's what to know.
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill. You might know them from: He's a former Republican congressman from New York's Long Island area.
Sierra Club Statement as Senate Votes to Confirm Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm former Congressman Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite his lack of any real qualifications for the role. In his final year in Congress in 2022,
Senate confirms former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, which he promised lawmakers to make more business friendly.
Senate Confirms Zeldin to Lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump Vows to Cut Climate Rules
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations,
Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator
Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
US Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA adminstrator
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to confirm former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, tasked with rolling back climate rules from former President Joe Biden that were aimed at slashing emissions from vehicles,
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting ...
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to ...
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EPA nominee Lee Zeldin's confirmation hearing: What to know, how to watch
Lee Zeldin, the former New York congressman tapped by President ... voting score based on his voting record in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters. Some of his votes in ...
Ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin tells senators he would not favor industry over the environment as EPA chief
WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared he thinks climate change is real as he faced questions Thursday on his ...
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Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin sat for his confirmation hearing to lead ... Zeldin earned a 14% lifetime environmental voting score from the League of Conservation Voters, but ...
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Lee Zeldin, one of the 2 Jewish Republicans in Congress, is in a dead heat in his House race
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Lee ... A loss for Zeldin, one of the only two Jewish GOP members of Congress, could have significant repercussions for Republican efforts to bring over Jewish voters.
Correction: Trump-Cabinet-Zeldin story
In a story published Jan. 16, 2025 about the confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s ... In fact it was the League of Conservation Voters. The Associated Press ...
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Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views
Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean ... administration’s heavy handed approach to enforcement. The League of Conservation voters, a national environmental advocacy group, has panned ...