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

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

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appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican and President ...

As a member and now chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, I have seen firsthand my former colleague Lee Zeldin’s commitment ... his leadership skills on Capitol Hill. Lee was a mentor ...

Here's what happened at the hearing Zeldin declined to say how the Trump administration might try to change or roll back environmental regulations, including a rule limiting automobile tailpipe ...

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which will dominate the debates on Capitol Hill this year. None of the nominees appearing Thursday before the Senate – Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior and Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency – appear to be in any danger ...

Declaring climate change “real,” former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin faced questions Thursday ... The hearing comes as some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed putting ...

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

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the nation’s defense secretary. The Senate late Friday