GOP former House member Lee Zeldin, picked to be EPA administrator, pledged strict interpretation of the country's environmental laws.

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rebuked Biden for giving the speech four years too late, adding he would've been reelected if he ran on it.

WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared he thinks climate change is real as he faced questions Thursday on his nomination to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Thursday that man-made climate change is real in his Senate confirmation hearing.

About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency drew attention at his confirmation hearing this week by acknowledging climate change is real, despite Trump's repeated assertions to the contrary.

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.

The cost of meeting our net zero targets is rising all the time, and it is now hitting us all directly in our pockets

On Thursday we got a more detailed look at the Trump administration’s plans for the environment through two key nominees.

Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will face tough questions from Democrats about his fitness to be the EPA administrator at a Senate hearing Thursday, but he appears to be on a path to confirmation.