Ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin tells senators he would not favor industry over the environment as EPA chief
WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared he thinks climate change is real as he faced questions Thursday on his nomination to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Long Island’s Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Lee Zeldin's confirmation hearing for EPA administrator gets mixed response from Long Island environmentalists
Long Island environmentalists offered mixed reviews of Lee Zeldin's answers during his Senate confirmation hearing for EPA administrator.
Trump's pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here's what to know.
N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill. You might know them from: He's a former Republican congressman from New York's Long Island area.
Is the EPA Obligated to Regulate Greenhouse Gases? Trump’s Pick Can’t Say.
At a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, acknowledged climate change is “real” and that greenhouse gasses are making the planet hotter—but stopped short of saying the agency must regulate them.
Donald Trump has a long to-do list for first day back, including pardons, deportations
Deportations, pardons and rollbacks of Biden actions — but advocacy groups pledge to file legal challenges to many of his ...
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Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin sat for his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, and was grilled by Democrats on his views of climate change. Sen.
NC League of Conservation Voters’ Dan Crawford on building on NC’s environmental accomplishments
As has been the case for several years now, at the start of 2025, no single issue poses a greater threat to the long-term ...
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 ...
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Art League of Long Island celebrates 70th anniversary
The Art League of Long Island is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, complete with ‘70s-themed workshops. Special ...
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"I’m very worried — how am I going to survive?" Huntington resident Leann Pisano, 58, a recent nursing school graduate, said of concerns about future Social Security benefits. FAA data ...
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The baseball – and Hollywood – star who’s been lost to history
A brilliant ballplayer-turned-actor, Mike Donlin did not play in MLB long enough to have his name among the legends, nor were his movie roles large enough to win him lasting acclaim from the film ...
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Liawenee Conservation Area
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