Sen. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah, praised Zeldin's nomination, saying he helped get Republicans talking about climate change when he was in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Four of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees, including Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary, Lee Zeldin for EPA, and Scott Turner for HUD, will face Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday.

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

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 ...

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Sen. Tim Scott, the Republican chairman of the committee, in his opening remarks took a pause before mentioning the former name of the Washington football team where Turner once played. Turner noted he was drafted in the 7th round of the NFL, “which is the last round for those that don’t know,” a quip that got some chuckles in the room.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin sat for his confirmation hearing ... well as "unprecedented flooding in China" and drought in South America and Africa. He said President-elect Trump has ...

Confirmation hearing begins for Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the ... Treasury Department The billionaire money manager from South Carolina takes questions from members of the Senate Finance ...

Environmentalists are bracing for Donald Trump to be sworn in for his second term as president what his return to power may mean for the climate.   A key appointment in Trump's climate agenda — which includes boosting fossil fuel expansion and rolling back environmental regulation —  is former Representative Lee Zeldin,

As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term. And for many, the outlook is bleak.

Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, consistently opposed environmental ... policies — in states like Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Arizona and Indiana, which all ...