Lee Zeldin, the former New York congressman tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

He pledged to reverse New York's ban on the oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking during an unsuccessful run for governor in 2022 ... at the hearing Zeldin declined to say how the ...

Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin has been confirmed as the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, with the Senate ...

The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. It's a key role to help President Donald Trump ...

President Trump’s first executive orders faced court challenges barely before the ink had dried. But the former Long Island ...

Lee Zeldin as the Republican candidate for New York governor delivered a speech in western New York. News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our ...

The Senate plans to vote Wednesday to confirm Lee Zeldin for EPA administrator and ... the former North Dakota governor, who cleared the Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week by a ...

Governor Ned Lamont proposes more money for special education in Connecticut. Plus, the preparations made for Lee Zeldin as the new head of the EPA.

During his second term, Trump is expected to ease regulations on water protections, agricultural emissions, and industrial pollution.

NEW YORK-- Ex-New York congressman Lee Zeldin got mixed ... Agency administrator. Zeldin, who served four terms in Congress before an unsuccessful campaign for governor of the Empire State ...