Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from President Joe Biden and various states — but he’ll be consulting lawyers to ensure every move is lawsuit-proof, he told The Post in his first interview after being confirmed head of the powerful agency Wednesday. Actions “have to…
New EPA chief Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda — and a plan to keep courts from overturning it
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January 30, 2025
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