Lee Zeldin, the former New York congressman tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told The Post Friday that he plans to defer to scientists on the safety of two common herbicides with residential and ...

WATCH: Sen. Lummis asks Zeldin if he’d follow the science or the law as EPA chief Zeldin responded that his "first obligation" would be to follow the law. WATCH: Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate ...

Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, struggled to answer simple questions about science during his confirmation hearing Thursday. During his hearing before ...