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Who Is Lee Zeldin? 5 Things to Know About Trump’s EPA Chief

Lee Zeldin served as a congressman for New York before mounting a failed bid to become governor of the Empire State.
Who Is Lee Zeldin? 5 Things to Know About Trump’s EPA Chief
New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin in Thornwood, Westchester, N.Y., on Oct. 31, 2022. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 11 that former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin is his choice to take over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In a statement posted to the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.”
T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.