The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.

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

The Senate confirmed former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a bipartisan vote, paving the way for the Trump administration’s de-regulatory agenda.

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.

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

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.

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

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lee Zeldin as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. One of President Donald Trump's less controversial nominees, Zeldin received 56 votes in the Senate, picking up three Democrats.

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to head the US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, to the delight of the fossil fuel industry.

President Trump’s nominees for Health secretary, Commerce secretary, and Small Business Administration administrator will testify before Senate committees, while Pam Bondi, Trump's choice for attorney general,

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