WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared ...

I believe that climate change is real,” Zeldin said, adding that he would work to “ensure we are protecting our environment, ...

Long Island environmentalists offered mixed reviews of Lee Zeldin's answers during his Senate confirmation hearing for EPA ...

Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Environment and Public ... leading Markey to suggest present-day Lee Zeldin doesn’t agree with 2016 Lee Zeldin. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., brought up constituents ...

Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will face tough questions from Democrats about his fitness to be the EPA ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, emphasized accountability ...

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to answer straightforward questions about science.

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

Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, struggled to answer simple questions about science during his confirmation hearing Thursday. During his hearing before ...

Zeldin will appear Thursday before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for his confirmation hearing to be ...

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.