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 ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Lee Zeldin, the Jewish Long Island Republican congressman, made the case for President Donald Trump by talking up his own service to his constituents and telling a harrowing ...

Lee Zeldin, a close and longtime ally of President-elect Donald Trump, has promised to dismantle “left wing” environmental regulations as the next leader of the EPA. At his confirmation ...

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 ...

Former LI congressman Lee Zeldin said he will not favor industry over the environment and declared that "climate change is real" at a Senate hearing Thursday on his nomination. NewsdayTV's Ken ...

Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, enjoyed a fairly easy confirmation hearing Thursday.

Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator-designate, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice for Interior secretary, faced questions about climate change from Democratic senators as the ...