Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing
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Trump EPA nominee Zeldin vows to protect environment, but sidesteps ‘existential threat’ of climate change
EPA Nominee Zeldin Says Climate Change Is Real, Agency Shouldn't Suffocate Economy
Sen. Whitehouse: Effects of climate change could plummet the U.S. economy
Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, warns the effects of climate change are making the risk of home ownership unpredictable and could potentially lead to another U.
Trump’s EPA Pick Flunks Basic Science Quiz at Confirmation Hearing
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to answer straightforward questions about science. At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin faced scrutiny of his limited environmental experience.
Zeldin faces climate change heat on path to confirmation
Under tough questioning Thursday by Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the EPA, affirmed a belief in climate change while pledging strict interpretation of the country’s environmental laws.
Trump Pick For Environment Says Climate Change Is 'Real'
Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Thursday that man-made climate change is real in his Senate confirmation hearing.
Credit cards, climate change and electric cars: Team Trump confirmation hearings
Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.
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Democratic Senator Says Biden's Farewell Speech Could Have 'Saved America' Years Ago: 'Now We Fight On'
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rebuked Biden for giving the speech four years too late, adding he would've been reelected if he ran on it.
Ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin tells senators he would not favor industry over the environment as EPA chief
WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared he thinks climate change is real as he faced questions Thursday on his nomination to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Sen. Whitehouse: Effects of Climate Change Could Plummet the U.S. Economy
Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to warn about how the effects of climate change could potentially lead to another U.S. economic downfall. Kate Klonick ...
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Zeldin faces climate change heat on path to confirmation
That left Democrats trying to pin him down on green policy and whether he differs from Trump’s stated view that climate change ... s ranking member, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island ...
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EPA nominee flubs senator's 'basic question' about pollutants during confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency drew attention at his confirmation hearing this week by acknowledging climate change is real, despite Trump's repeated assertions to the contrary.
Trump’s EPA nominee faces questions on climate views
On Thursday we got a more detailed look at the Trump administration’s plans for the environment through two key nominees.