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.”
He said he expects Zeldin to establish new environmental review and maintenance standards that allow the United States to grow in a “healthy and well-structured way.”…