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Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin As America’s 17th EPA Administrator

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Lee Zeldin as the nation’s 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles. The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin's favor.

Reuters · 9h

US Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA adminstrator

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to confirm former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, tasked with rolling back climate rules from former President Joe Biden that were aimed at slashing emissions from vehicles,

EPA, Science Review Board

E&E · 13h

EPA science advisers’ firings blasted as ‘politically motivated’

Left hanging are EPA reviews of lead, nitrogen oxides and ozone, three pollutants associated with serious health and environmental effects.

NPR · 1d

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

EPA fires science advisers

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne has ousted all members of two of the agency's most influential science advisory panels, giving President Donald Trump's administration the opportunity to reshape them with its own appointees.

EPA, Eaton fire and Baldwin Park

LA Times on MSN · 2d

EPA plans to truck Eaton fire debris to a San Gabriel Valley park. Four cities lodge protest

The plan to open a site to process Eaton fire debris near foothill communities has prompted swift backlash from San Gabriel Valley residents and leaders.

Yahoo · 5h

4 cities push back on EPA plan to store Eaton Fire debris at park

The cities of Duarte, Azusa, Irwindale and Baldwin Park have opposed federal plans to use Lario Park as a site for processing hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.

KTTV · 1d

Cities oppose use of San Gabriel Valley park as Eaton Fire waste site

The cities of Duarte, Azusa, Irwindale and Baldwin Park are opposing federal plans to use Lario Park as a site for processing hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.

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New EPA chief Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda — and a plan to keep courts from overturning it

Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from ...

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EPA employees told to pause most external communications and cancel meetings with outside parties

The agency joins several across government at which the Trump administration has issued at least a partial gag order. An ...

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Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste

Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...

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Interior, EPA set deadlines for staffers to return to the office

Employees should expect to be back in offices full time by Feb. 24, according to memos sent Friday. Interior Department and ...

Live updates: Trump rescinds federal aid freeze; RFK Jr. grilled at Senate hearing as Lee Zeldin is confirmed to head EPA

Follow live updates and news coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. Stay up to date with real-time ...

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EPA says President Trump ordered agency to move quickly on Eaton fire’s toxic waste site in Azusa

The EPA set up a waste collection site in Lario Park in Azusa – without notifying residents in nearby cities – saying it was ...

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