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

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 on Wednesday confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) 56-42 to take the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).{beacon} Energy

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin as the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a 56-42 vote. Zeldin, appointed by former President Donald Trump, will focus on

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, which he promised lawmakers to make more business friendly.

The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Zeldin takes the helm of the federal agency tasked with regulating pesticides, pollution from agriculture and food processing plants, and greenhouse gas emissions that drive increasing climate challenges on farms.

The Senate on Wednesday afternoon confirmed the nomination of Lee Zeldin to lead EPA with bipartisan support. The chamber approved the former New York representative by a vote of 56-42. Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona broke with most of their party to vote “yes.”

The Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-8 to advance Zeldin’s nomination to lead the agency. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a moderate, was the lone Democrat on the panel to support the former New York Republican congressman. He did not explain why.

The Senate confirmed former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in a bipartisan vote Wednesday afternoon to lead the Environmental Protection