"We must ensure we are protecting the environment while also protecting our economy," Zeldin told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Pressed by Democrats on the issue of climate ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.

Lee Zeldin appeared before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for his confirmation hearing Thursday, the step before he would become the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik are set for hearings as President Donald Trump's cabinet confirmation process continues in the Senate.

Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced questions from the Senate Thursday.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,

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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a confirmation hearing for Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, nominated to lead the EPA. Committee member Sen. Bernie Sanders asked the nominee about climate change.