Trump’s EPA Pick Flunks Basic Science Quiz at Confirmation Hearing
3 days ago · Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to answer straightforward questions about science. At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin faced scrutiny of his limited environmental experience. For one senator, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, this took the form of a science pop quiz—asking, in his words, “really basic no-tricks questions ...
Hearing on the Nomination of the Honorable Lee M. Zeldin to be ...
Jan 10, 2025 · Whitehouse Statement at Hearing to Consider Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA.pdf (124.3 KBs)
Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s ... - Fox …
3 days ago · Politics Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing 'Is carbon dioxide a pollutant?' Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, asked
WATCH: Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for …
3 days ago · Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday ... Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island ...
Whitehouse Statement at Hearing to Consider Lee Zeldin to Lead …
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Remarks as delivered.
Senate environmental panel grills Trump's EPA pick Lee Zeldin
4 days ago · Democrats on the committee noted this. Ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said Zeldin will be "merely a rubber stamp for looters and polluters who are setting the Trump agenda." In ...
Lee Zeldin emphasizes accountability in EPA confirmation ... - ABC …
4 days ago · Democrats on the hearing committee, including ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., expressed concern over how a Zeldin-led EPA would address climate change in its rulemakings.
EPA Administrator Nominee Lee Zeldin Testifies at Confirmation …
1 day ago · Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public ...
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental ...
4 days ago · When Mr. Whitehouse grilled the nominee on the basic science of climate change, Mr. Zeldin waffled at first. “What is the effect of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion?”
Lee Zeldin's confirmation hearing for EPA administrator gets …
3 days ago · Whitehouse also asked Zeldin about $270,000 he received in donations from fossil fuel companies. "There is no dollar, large or small, that can influence the decisions that I make," Zeldin said.
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