Lee Zeldin sworn in as EPA administrator

The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and later represented New York’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023.

January 30, 2025

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Lee Zeldin has been sworn in as the Trump administration’s administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Zeldin served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and later represented New York’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023.

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