Senate Confirms Zeldin As EPA Chief, Amid Trump’s Deregulatory Plans

The Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as the next EPA administrator, following a nomination process that lacked the high-profile sparring that surrounded President Donald Trump’s picks for the agency during his first term, even though Zeldin is expected to pursue an ambitious deregulatory agenda scaling back numerous Biden-era policies. Senators voted 56-42 on Jan. 29 to confirm Zeldin, a former Republican House member from a Long Island, NY, district. In addition to all 53 Senate Republicans, his nomination also won...