President Trump’s first executive orders faced court challenges barely before the ink had dried. But the former Long Island congressman, a lawyer himself,

Former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin was confirmed by the Senate Wednesday as President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency administrator — earning bipartisan support.

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

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to be EPA administrator along mostly partisan lines. Why it matters: Zeldin, with little experience in environmental policymaking, will spearhead the Trump administration's push to reverse former President Biden's climate regulations.

The Senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as Environmental Protection Agency head as Trump targets rules meant to slow climate change.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to take the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He was confirmed in a 56-42 vote. Democrats Mark Kelly (Ariz.),

The former New York representative will helm the agency as it navigates executive orders pausing climate programs and reviews pending regulations that could affect the waste and recycling industries.

The Trump administration dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board Tuesday, a day before the confirmation of new

Photo: Alamy The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially has a new administrator after the Senate confirmed former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin on Wednesday afternoon. In a 56-42 vote,