The Senate confirmed former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a bipartisan vote, paving the way for the Trump administration’s de-regulatory agenda.

The Senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.

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,

Former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin was confirmed by the Senate Wednesday as President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency administrator — earning bipartisan support.

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

I strongly believe we have a moral responsibility to be good stewards of our environment for generations to come,’ Zeldin said.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin to l. The vote was 56-42. Only three Democrats — Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — voted with Republicans in support of the nomination.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to be the administrator of the EPA by a vote of 56-42.

Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin will lead the Environmental Protection Agency following his confirmation by the Senate on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.