Former Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York said Thursday he believed the Environmental Protection Agency should not be an “armed bureaucracy.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […] ...

At a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, ...

Lee Zeldin referenced a "video of a political appointee at the EPA talking about 'tossing gold bars' to distribute billions of dollars before Inauguration Day." ...

"How did that even get authorized? Who signed off on that?" Lee Zeldin asks regarding the EPA's armed raids in Alaska.

Former LI congressman Lee Zeldin said he will not favor industry over the environment and declared that "climate change is real" at a Senate hearing Thursday on his nomination. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa ...

Sen. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah, praised Zeldin's nomination, saying he helped get Republicans talking about climate ...

Senate Committee hearing on the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Utah’s newest GOP senator John Curtis praised President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as administrator of the U.S.

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! The big news of the day is from Doug Burgum’s and Lee Zeldin’s nomination hearings. But there’s also news on the future of Russia sanctions, and more.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said "norms" determine the principles upon which the Justice Department operates while ...

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

Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.