Zeldin Nominated for EPA

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Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?

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Lee Zeldin , a former Republican representative from Long Island , New York , has been nominated to lead the EPA .

Frida Ghitis : He signaled a tough road ahead for community advocates pushing for stronger regulations in the nation’s “sacrifice zones” She says he regularly voted against progressive climate and environment policies, earning him a lifetime score of just 14 percent from the League of Conservation Voters .

If confirmed, Zeldin will have considerable power to shape the national direction of climate and environment policy.

He will be tasked with preparing the EPA ’s annual budget, which determines how much funding will be allocated.

A more fossil fuel-inclined administrator might choose to gut these parts of the agency.

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