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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin To Head EPA As Trump Vows To Trim Climate Regs
« on: January 31, 2025, 09:35:41 am »
Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin To Head EPA As Trump Vows To Trim Climate Regs
by Matthew Daly  Jan 31, 2025
 
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role in helping President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging the use of electric vehicles. [emphasis, links added]


The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin’s favor. Three Democrats — Sens. Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly of Arizona, and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — supported Zeldin, along with all 53 Republicans.

Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York, is a longtime Trump ally and served on Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment. He voted against certifying Trump’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

Zeldin, 44, said during his confirmation hearing that he has a moral responsibility to be a good steward of the environment and pledged to support career staff who have dedicated themselves to the agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/senate-confirms-lee-zeldin-to-head-epa-as-trump-vows-to-trim-climate-regs/
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Re: Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin To Head EPA As Trump Vows To Trim Climate Regs
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Lee Zeldin Details EPA’s 5-Part Plan For Energy, AI, Auto Jobs, And A Clean Environment
by Matthew Boyle  Feb 4, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is rolling out a massive five-pillar initiative for his first 100 days in the role, he told Breitbart News exclusively in a lengthy interview at EPA headquarters in downtown Washington, DC, late last week. … [emphasis, links added]


“A lot of longtime Democratic voters decided to vote Republican for the first time and to vote for President Trump because their party had abandoned them and they felt disenfranchised,” he said.

“President Trump has pledged to do everything in his power to unleash American prosperity throughout this country and we have an important role to play to make sure the EPA is accomplishing its mission in a manner that doesn’t lose sight of the strong desire by the American public to unleash American prosperity.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/lee-zeldin-details-epas-5-part-plan-for-energy-ai-auto-jobs-and-a-clean-environment/
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