Representative Lee Zeldin Announced as New EPA Administrator

On Monday, Nov. 11th, President-Elect Donald Trump announced he will appoint New York Representative Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump shared on Monday, “[Zeldin] will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.”

Zeldin, a Republican from New York’s 1st district, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. He formerly served on the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees in the House. In regard to drinking water, the new Administrator voted twice in recent years in support of legislation to limit PFAS. He voted in favor of the PFAS Action Act of 2021 and in favor of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022 that required national regulation of PFAS.