Trump, Lee Zeldin and Senate

Senate confirms Zeldin to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.
Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator
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.
Lee Zeldin faces Senate confirmation vote to lead Trump's EPA
The Senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump Today: President to sign first immigration bill; EPA nominee faces Senate vote
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign his first immigration bill Wednesday. Here’s what else he is doing today.
Senate confirms Zeldin to be EPA administrator
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to take the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He was confirmed in a 56-42 vote. Zeldin was a surprise pick
Trump’s EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views
Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a department likely to play a central role in President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slash federal regulations and promote oil and gas development.
Trump Today: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission members fired; immigration bill to be signed
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign his first immigration bill Wednesday. He had campaigned on the issue of better securing the southern border. Meanwhile, his Health and Services secretary nominee,
Video: Trump’s EPA Nominee Lee Zeldin Advances In The Senate
Trump’s EPA Nominee Lee Zeldin Advances In The Senate The Senate voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as EPA Administrator. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism,
Things to know about the Trump administration order on miles per gallon for cars and pickups
Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal ...
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EPA employees told to pause most external communications and cancel meetings with outside parties
The agency joins several across government at which the Trump administration has issued at least a partial gag order. An ...
EPA says President Trump ordered agency to move quickly on Eaton fire’s toxic waste site in Azusa
The EPA set up a waste collection site in Lario Park in Azusa, saying it was under orders to act quickly from President Trump ...
Things to know about the Trump administration order on car and pickup fuel economy
Duffy ordered his chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to “propose the rescission or replacement of ...
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Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back rules on toxic coal ash
A letter signed by executives from a dozen firms asks the EPA to let the companies off the hook for cleaning up harmful coal ash sites.
Trump administration scraps EPA rule to limit toxic PFAS pollution, sparking concern in NC
The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that aimed to limit industrial ...
Donald Trump’s no. 2 pick for the EPA represented companies accused of pollution harm
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water ...
Trump packs EPA with chemical, oil industry alumni
A significant number of political appointees who have joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Trump ...