Zeldin cleared the Environment and Public Works Committee last week by a vote of 11-8. Just one Democrat — moderate Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — joined Republicans to support President Donald Trump’s selection. The full Senate plans a procedural vote early in the afternoon followed by a final vote soon after.

Democrats worry the Trump administration will roll back efforts to limit climate change. Who: Lee Zeldin Nominated for: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency You might know them ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s nominee for EPA administrator, cleared a hurdle Thursday on his way toward Senate confirmation. The Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-8 to ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner ... announcing that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead his U.S. Department of the ...

The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

In a speech to announce the U.S.’s Fifth Climate Assessment on Nov. 14, 2023—a report that was compiled by more than 700 climate scientists and thousands of contributors— President Joe Biden stated that the greatest existential threat to the U.

Former Congressman Lee Zeldin was recently questioned at his Senate confirmation hearing for the post of EPA Administrator. At the hearing Zeldin vowed to provide more clarity on WOTUS rules,

Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent, Lee Zeldin, the president-elect's choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum who'll run the Interior Department took questions on Capitol Hill as they look to secure their spots in the incoming administration.

The Senate held confirmation hearings Thursday for several key picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, including Scott Bessent for treasury secretary and Lee Zeldin to ... the former North Dakota governor is set to become ...