US EditionTrump selects Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
- Donald Trump announced that former New York Representative Lee Zeldin will lead the Environmental Protection Agency during his second term as president.
- Trump stated Zeldin will "ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions" while maintaining environmental standards.
- Zeldin confirmed on X that he had accepted the appointment as EPA leader.
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Trump EPA pick says he'll protect clean air… by making the air dirtier?
It looks like the next EPA head will likely be Lee Zeldin, a former New York Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate, and he’s already promising policy moves that would make the air dirtier and increase health and fuel costs for Americans. more…
Reviewing Trump EPA admin nominee Zeldin's environmental record
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to install former New York Congressmember Lee Zeldin as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin, a Republican who represented parts of Long Island in the House of Representatives, has a mixed record on environmental issues. "Zeldin could choose to help protect communities on the front lines of the climate crisis like his own on Long Island, or he could do th…
Lee Zeldin Knows How to Defend Trump. Will He Defend the Environment?
When he ran for governor of New York two years ago, fellow Republicans privately exhorted former Representative Lee Zeldin to distance himself from Donald J. Trump and his debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. He leaned in instead, most likely dooming any chance of his winning in a Democratic-leaning state. But his loyalty did not go unrewarded: This week, President-elect Trump chose Mr. Zeldin, 44, to be the next administrator o…
Critics warn Trump EPA pick Zeldin 'will make our air and water dirtier'
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet continued to take shape on Tuesday, climate and environmental campaigners expressed deep concerns about his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency: Lee Zeldin.Like the EPA administrators from Trump's first term—former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler and "fossil fuel puppet" Scott Pruitt—Zeldin is expected to pursue the Republican's plan to "drill, baby, drill," despite the devastating consequ…
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Lee Zeldin as the next head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Former Congressman Zeldin plans to overhaul current environmental regulations so US companies can increase manufacturing in America.
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