Who is Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Chief
The US Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 56-42 vote.
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Republicans Once Supported “Green Banks.” Trump Aims to End Them.
The $20 billion he is trying to recover is money that Congress passed in 2022 for a program known as the “Greenhouse Gas ...
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EPA Would Shrink to 1970 Staffing Levels—‘When the Skies Were Dark With Smog’—Under Proposed Plan
Trump presented EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s plan at a cabinet meeting devoted to a massive rollback in the size of the ...
EPA backtracks on Trump comment about cutting staff by 65% but says major spending cuts are coming
“Gutting the agency by 65% will leave polluters unchecked, contaminating clean air, water and public health, and all but ...
Trump Said E.P.A. Would Lose 65 Percent of Staff. Then, a Correction.
The president said Lee Zeldin, the agency administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Hours later, officials said the president ...
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EPA Backtracks on Trump Comment About Cutting Staff by 65% but Says Major Spending Cuts Are Coming
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said recent layoffs at EPA, coupled with Zeldin's comments about sharp spending cuts ...