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Senate Environment and Public Works holds confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
Summary
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard testimony from President Trump's nominee for EPA administrator, former Rep. Lee Zeldin. Senators pressed him on climate science, PFAS, cooperative federalism, permitting and enforcement; Zeldin emphasized adherence to law, deference to agency scientists and cooperation with states.
Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito convened the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin.
The hearing centered on whether Zeldin would follow scientific findings on climate and pollution, how he would balance environmental protection with economic and reliability concerns, and how he would manage EPA programs and staff if confirmed.
Zeldin told the committee he would “honor our obligations under the law,” defer technical questions to career agency scientists and follow the Administrative Procedure Act so agency…
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