— Steve Vitoff, Huntington Zeldin’s enthusiastic acceptance speech made his fealty to the “president’s agenda” unambiguously clear. That agenda does not recognize pollution as a problem.

A vocal Trump supporter, Zeldin will likely be tasked with rolling back policies to combat global warming. "I was horrified when I heard it was Lee Zeldin," the Sierra Club's Steve Rolston said.

At a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing, President Trump’s EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin was asked by Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) why he ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Rebecca Droke By The Associated Press Updated February 26, 2025 ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he does not think the government should broadly reconsider climate advocacy groups’ tax-exempt status. Zeldin said “no” during a press conference at EPA ...

Zeldin said he would continue to carry out the EPA's core mission of protecting clean air, land and water while "unleashing energy dominance." ... Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara, Steve Pfost ...

As President-elect Trump’s team is taking shape, we’re learning more about who will take the lead on energy, climate and the environment. The first announcement on that front is Lee Zeldin, a ...

In July 2022, while campaigning as the Republican candidate for New York governor, then-congressman Lee Zeldin was attacked by a man while giving a speech. Zeldin and the attacker tussled before ...

Zeldin has brought in big money from donors like cosmetics heir Ronald Lauder, casino magnate Steve Wynn, investment adviser Matthew Bruderman and private equity investor Thomas Tisch.

"I was horrified when I heard it was Lee Zeldin," the Sierra Club's Steve Rolston said. "I am hoping that Lee Zeldin will continue in his character of not being a yes man because Trump does want ...