2 days ago · WASHINGTON – On January 29, 2025, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as the 17th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Administrator Zeldin will work closely with the dedicated career officials at the agency to fulfill the agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment. “It is my honor to serve as the 17th ...

3 days ago · — The United States Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin to serve as the 17th Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator by a vote of 56 to 42 today. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after voting in favor of Zeldin’s nomination.

2 days ago · Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., center, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., before a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

2 days ago · The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 29, 2025. The Senate voted 56-42 in favor of his nomination with three Democrats and all 53 Republicans voting in favor. This was the seventh member of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet confirmed in his second presidential term.

2 days ago · The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to confirm former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, tasked with rolling back climate rules from former ...

2 days ago · The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency, where he will be charged with executing President Trump’s orders to dismantle major environmental ...

2 days ago · The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The vote was 56 ...

2 days ago · The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Lee Zeldin as the nation’s 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin, 44, was widely seen as one of President Donald Trump’s more moderate Cabinet nominees and represented a departure from Trump’s picks to lead the EPA during his ...

2 days ago · What to expect from Trump and his administration on climate policy 04:20. The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Nomination of Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA.pdf (643.0 KBs) Panel 1. The Honorable John Barrasso . United States Senator. The State of Wyoming. 01-16-2025 Barrasso Testimony.pdf (109.5 KBs) Panel 2. The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin . Nominee to be Administrator . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 01-16 ...