Majority of US Senate Votes to Confirm Zeldin as EPA Head
A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, who will play a key role in rolling back major Biden administration climate rules aimed at slashing emissions from vehicles,
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.
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.
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules
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
US Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA adminstrator
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 President Joe Biden that were aimed at slashing emissions from vehicles,
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