As a Republican representing a Long Island district “almost completely surrounded by water,” as Zeldin often said, he successfully fought in Congress for coastal resilience and nature preservation projects and expressed hope for bipartisan compromise ...

Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for EPA administrator, brings scant experience on environmental issues to the job but strong ties to Trump. In a statement,

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Zeldin, who served as a United States Representative from 2015 to 2023 and ran against Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, is being touted by Trump for policies that will “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses.

President-elect said on social media that he will appoint former Congressman Lee Zeldin, a noted anti-environmental hardliner, as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social,

What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy, and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Republican former congressman Lee Zeldin to head the country's Environmental Protection Agency. Trump loyalist Zeldin is expected to undo dozens of environmental regulations.