WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared ...

I believe that climate change is real,” Zeldin said, adding that he would work to “ensure we are protecting our environment, ...

Long Island environmentalists offered mixed reviews of Lee Zeldin's answers during his Senate confirmation hearing for EPA ...

Donald Trump’s nominee for EPA chief was struggling to answer basic questions about climate change in his confirmation ...

Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced ...

Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will face tough questions from Democrats about his fitness to be the EPA ...

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is questioning the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, emphasized accountability ...

Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island), who could become ... Trump transition spokeswoman Liz Huston said in a statement: “With Lee Zeldin — and his experience of securing economic and ...

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said it will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Lee Zeldin ... that she and ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) had agreed to ...

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's ...