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Trump Taps Former Rep. Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA, Considers Moving the Agency from D.C.

HeadlineNov 12, 2024

Trump has nominated former Congressmember Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The Long Island Republican served four terms in the House of Representatives, where he earned a score of just 14 out of 100 from the League of Conservation Voters after consistently voting against critical environmental protections and clean energy job investments. Zeldin’s nomination came after The New York Times reported Trump’s transition team is discussing moving EPA headquarters outside of Washington, D.C. Nate James of the American Federation of Government Employees told Politico many career EPA officials would leave the agency if it moves, adding, “it could be advertised as a relocation, but really it would be decapitation.” 

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