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00:22 EPA chief demands that Mexico stop Tijuana sewage from flowing into California

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says his agency will be providing Mexico a list to complete to stop the flow of sewage from Tijuana.

16/04 GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, according to a person close to her.

16/04 The Trump administration can't end billions in grants for climate-friendly projects, a judge says

A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money.

16/04 Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin to Review 'Holy Grail of the Climate Change Religion'

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin said that the agency will review the what is considered the "holy grail" for the "climate change religion.

16/04 Exclusive--Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Leading 'Largest Deregulatory Action' with Trillions of Dollars in Cuts

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday that the agency is leading what amounts to the "largest deregulatory action" ever.

15/04 PETA Thanks Trump Admin for Phasing Out Animal Testing at FDA, EPA

PETA praised the Trump administration for working to end animal testing in the FDA and EPA, thanking them for "helping spare tens of thousands of animals each year."

11/04 Trump EPA to Prioritize the Roll Back on Animal Testing

President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the direction of Administrator Lee Zeldin, is planning to roll back animal testing.

10/04 This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas.

09/04 Trump’s Wild Card: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin to Go Full MAGA in Fight Club Live Event

On Wednesday, April 16, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, please join us in the Breitbart Fight Club for a VIP online roundtable discussion with President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin.

09/04 Zeldin-Backed EPA Nominee Sean Donahue in Sync with MAGA Agenda

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and other administration officials tell Breitbart News that they are behind Sean Donahue, President Donald Trump's nominee to be principal general counsel within the EPA.

08/04 Trump's EPA Reconsidering Safety of Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water

President Donald Trump's EPA, led by Administrator Lee Zeldin, is reconsidering the safety of adding fluoride to drinking water.

04/04 So long to Biden’s ‘environmental justice’ scams — Team Trump is tackling REAL threats to water, air

For too long, politicians and bureaucrats have been fleecing the public purse under the guise of “environmental justice” — a favorite leftist buzzword. 

31/03 Lee Zeldin: 'Shrine to Environmental Justice and Climate Change' Is Gone 'for Good'

The overpriced "shrine to environmental justice and climate change"  is gone for good, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

31/03 Administrator Lee Zeldin Shutters Multi-Million Dollar EPA Museum

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday announced the closure of the agency's little visited $4 million EPA museum.

26/03 Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting 'environmental justice'

Senate Democrats accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of breaking the law when they cancelled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution.

15/03 Exclusive: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Launches Largest Deregulatory Effort in U.S. History to 'Save Coal, Bring Down Cost of Living'

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said it is "not a binary choice" to to either protect the environment or grow the economy.

12/03 EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Moves to Clear Massive Agency Backlog

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced he would move to clear hundreds of cases in an effort to improve the country's air.

11/03 Lee Zeldin Cancels $2 Billion in DEI and Environmental Justice Grants

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has canceled $2 billion worth of DEI and "environmental justice" grants.

11/03 EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Cancels '400 DEI and Environmental Justice Grants'

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin announced that his department canceled over "400 DEI and environmental justice grants," saving nearly $2 billion.

09/03 'Biden Refrigerators': Stacey Abrams-linked Group Got $2 Billion in 'Gold Bars' Scheme to Greenwash Appliances

Stacey Abrams said she got $2 billion from the EPA to greenwash home appliances in what some have deemed a Democratic "vote buying" scheme.

05/03 John Podesta's Slush Fund Gave Billions to Climate Charities Founded Only Months Ago

John Podesta, Biden's top climate czar, doled out $375 billion in climate change spending, which was sent to many charities founded only months ago.

04/03 Exclusive — Zeldin: EPA Working with DOJ, FBI on NGO Corruption After Eight Groups Tied to ‘Gold Bars’ Scheme

EPA chief Lee Zeldin detailed how the Biden administration protected $20 billion in "gold bars" meant for leftist NGOs.

04/03 Exclusive — Lee Zeldin: Conservatives ‘Cherish’ the Environment and Are the Real Conservationists

Conservatives cherish the environment and are the real conservationists, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told "The Alex Marlow Show."

04/03 Exclusive: Zeldin Suggests Conditions for California Fire Aid, No Blank Checks

On Monday's "Alex Marlow Show," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that he doesn't think California fire relief money will be a blank check and the Trump | Clips

01/03 The West must soon admit it: The Paris Accord was a disastrous mistake

It’s long past time for the entire West to admit it: Its war on climate, best symbolized by 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, has proved a disaster — wrecking economies and worsening lives with little …

26/02 Exclusive -- Lee Zeldin: EPA Finishes 'Phase 1' Hazardous Material Removal in L.A. in Just 28 Days

The EPA officially completed "Phase 1" of the cleanup effort in the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire in just 28 days, well ahead of schedule.

25/02 Federal workers return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk

Many federal employees across the country are back at agency offices under President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate.

23/02 Lee Zeldin's EPA Cancels $67 Million in Grants to 'Wasteful DEI' Plans

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked with the DOGE to cancel more than $67 million in grants.

20/02 'Extremely Concerning': EPA Uncovers $2 Billion Set Aside for Climate Group Linked to Stacey Abrams

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has uncovered $2 billion set aside for a climate group linked to Democrat Stacey Abrams.

19/02 DOJ Prosecutor Resigns Rather than Stop $20 Billion to Left-wing Climate Groups

A senior prosecutor at DOJ quit rather than force Citibank to stop disbursing $20 billion in "climate change" funding to left-wing groups.

18/02 EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Calls for Return to In-Person Work

It is time to return to work in person, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday.

15/02 EPA head Lee Zeldin shows us good riddance to bad giveaways

On Wednesday, EPA head Lee Zeldin announced that his team rooted out roughly $20 billion in taxpayer money that the Biden administration had squirrelled away at an unnamed outside financial institu…

13/02 Lee Zeldin Cancels $50 Million Contract for 'Free Palestine' Climate Group

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin canceled a Biden-era contract awarded to the Climate Justice Alliance, which works toward a "Free Palestine."

13/02 EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Pledges to Recover $20 Billion Lost by Biden Admin

Lee Zeldin, EPA Chief for the Trump administration, has pledged to recover $20 billion in taxpayer funds lost by the Biden administration.

07/02 Trump holds back billions in funding despite court ruling, states tell judge

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said the Office of Management and Budget's about-face on pausing federal payments and contracts was in "name only."

07/02 Lee Zeldin: EPA Working 'Round the Clock' to Clean Up L.A. Fires

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that his agency was "working 'round the clock" to remove hazardous material from the L.A. fires.

06/02 'That Bullsh*t Can’t Happen': Grenell Says DEI Must Not Slow Fire Cleanup

Ambassador Ric Grenell told federal, state, and local leaders that he would not tolerate DEI slowing down the rebuild after the L.A. fires.

04/02 Exclusive — ‘Powering the Great American Comeback’: The Legend of Zeldin Comes to the EPA

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is rolling out a five-pillar initiative for his first 100 days in the role, he told Breitbart News exclusively.

30/01 Former Rep. Lee Zeldin Confirmed to Lead the EPA

Lee Zeldin (R), President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was confirmed by the Senate.

29/01 Senate easily confirms ex-LI Rep. Lee Zeldin as Trump’s EPA chief

The ex-Suffolk County lawmaker won the support of three Democrats and all 53 Republicans in the upper chamber.

23/01 Barrasso on Dems Stalling Nominees: Americans Want Them Confirmed

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) said Democrats should stop resisting efforts to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees.

16/01 Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is promising to preserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy.”

08/01 Michael Goodwin: Kathy Hochul’s sham of a campaign is off and running – and it’s clear she doesn’t have a clue how to fix NY

History credits Abraham Lincoln with saying “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

05/01 Lame-duck Biden Gives California Special EPA Waivers on the Way Out

Biden's EPA gave California waivers for higher emissions standards for law mowers, leaf blowers, refrigerated trucks, and off-road vehicles.

11/12 Michael Goodwin: Gov. Hochul’s $500 ‘inflation refund’ plan is just fool’s gold for votes

There she goes again — Kathy Hochul is playing New Yorkers for suckers.

06/12 Kathy Hochul’s slams on suburban voters will cost her big-time in 2026

The 2024 election marked the worst performance for a Democratic presidential candidate in the Empire State in over 30 years, with Kamala Harris underperforming Joe Biden by about 10 points. Th…

18/11 The who's who of Jews in Trump’s inner circle

Four years later, as Trump prepares to reenter the White House, some of that cast of characters is back while others have dropped off the stage.

18/11 Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russia | The Excerpt

How are world leaders approaching the transition to Trump? Plus, climate-change experts are preparing for another fight. It's all on The Excerpt.

15/11 Trump wants Lee Zeldin as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency: who is that?

Donald Trump wants to appoint former Republican MP Lee Zeldin to head the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin is expected to repeal dozens of environmental regulations.

14/11 Trump transition is offering the dawn of a new reform era — plus Matt Gaetz

A golden age may be tough to pull off, but this is definitely the dawn of a promising new era in Washington.

13/11 Who are the officials appointed by Donald Trump to be part of his government?

The appointments range from close allies and trusted figures to former critics who now support the president-elect's policies. Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk in the new Department of Government Efficiency are the most recent announcements

13/11 Trump’s pick of Lee Zeldin for EPA shows he’s serious about protecting the economy and the environment

President-elect Donald Trump meant it when he vowed to juice the economy by rolling back needless regulations, and nothing proves that more than his choice of ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the Environ…

13/11 Two-faced Gov. Kathy Hochul plays New York and Donald Trump for fools

Watching Gov. Hochul stumble from one blunder to another, I’m reminded of Casey Stengel’s exasperated question about the hapless 1962 Mets: “Can’t anybody here play this game?”

12/11 Trump taps Stephen Miller to lead mass deportations and enforce strict immigration policies

Donald Trump appoints Stephen Miller as deputy policy director to lead mass deportations and enforce strict immigration policies in the US.

11/11 Donald Trump Chooses Former Rep. Lee Zeldin to Lead the EPA

President-elect Donald Trump chose former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) to lead the Environmental Protective Agency.

11/11 Trump to appoint ex-Congressman Zeldin to head EPA

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York Representative Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

31/10 Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin Accepts Arabs' Endorsement for Trump in New York

Trump appears to be uniting pro-Israel conservatives with Arab and Muslim voters around a shared belief in peace through strength.

04/10 Lee Zeldin sends a crucial message to New Yorkers from the swing-state campaign trail

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Lee Zeldin may not be repping the Empire State in Congress anymore, but after zigzagging the country making swing-state stops on the Team Trump Bus Tour, he has a message for New Y…

28/09 NY Democrats anxious over abortion ballot measure potentially backfiring

Former GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin said the proposal would create a Constitutional right to a host of far-left transgender wish-list items

23/09 Exclusive — Trump Plans to Hammer China Buying American Farmland: ‘We Have to Have Control of Our Land’

Donald Trump said he intends to light up Chinese Communist Party efforts to buy American farmland out from underneath the United States.

22/09 Grenell Details Trump Event on Chinese Threat to American Agriculture

Ric Grenell spoke about his and former President Donald Trump's upcoming event to discuss China's threat to American agriculture.

13/09 A man pleads guilty in a shooting outside then-US Rep. Zeldin's New York home

Authorities say a 20-year-old gang member has pleaded guilty in a drive-by shooting that wounded two rival gang members in front of the New York home of then-U.S. Rep.

18/07 Jewish Harvard Student, American-Israeli Hostage Parents Speak at RNC

The RNC took on antisemitism and anti-Israel terror in a set of speeches featuring a Harvard student and an American-Israeli hostage family.

16/07 Exclusive -- Lee Zeldin: JD Vance Is an 'America First Messenger'

JD Vance is an "America First messenger," former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said during a sit-down interview.

22/06 Why Donald Trump has a real chance of winning in NY

It may seem unbelievable but it’s true: Donald Trump actually has a fair shot at winning New York in this year’s presidential election.

01/06 Exclusive — Lee Zeldin: Democrats 'Unleashed a Beast' with Donald Trump Conviction

Democrats "unleashed a beast" and opened a "can of worms" with the conviction of Donald Trump on Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said.

31/05 GOP's Online Donation Platform Overwhelmed After Trump Guilty Verdict

Republicans' online donation website was so overwhelmed in the minutes after a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty that its functionality was incapacitated.

29/05 Ex-CNN anchor John Avlon backed by big-name Dems in LI Congress bid

New York’s Democratic House members are taking a rare stand in a competitive primary in a congressional race on Long Island — endorsing centrist John Avlon, who served as a speechwriter…

27/04 Exclusive -- Lee Zeldin: Trump Should Hold Madison Square Garden Rally

It would send a strong message if former President Donald Trump visits minority communities in New York, showing he is a "man of the people," Lee Zeldin said.

27/04 Exclusive — Lee Zeldin: New York Has Been Trending Right; Donald Trump Should 'Keep the Strategy Up'

New York has been trending right, and Donald Trump should "keep the strategy up," former Rep. Lee Zeldin said on Breitbart New Saturday.

22/04 NYC GOP energized by record number of Asian-American candidates ‘stepping up’ for statehouse runs

More Asian-American voters in New York City have voted Republican in recent years — and now a record number are taking matters into their own hands by running as GOP candidates for state legi…

16/04 Lee Zeldin says he would consider serving in a Trump White House as he stumps for ex-president

New York’s 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin said he would consider serving in a Trump White House if the former president wins back the oval office.

16/04 Instead of fighting crime, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg launches a Trump show trial

Instead of leading with courage to defend New Yorkers by enacting the necessary changes to make life safer, freer and more affordable, our elected officials are trying to imprison and bankrupt Dona…

25/03 Trump hunts for a VP close to home

The Donald is hosting the newest season of The Apprentice, and this time he’s looking for his veep pick.

06/03 Super Tuesday Sees Growing Calls for Nikki Haley to Drop Out of Race

There are growing calls for Nikki Haley to drop out of the presidential primary race.

08/02 Pro-Mazi Pilip PAC drops $1.35M Super Bowl ad rapping ‘soft’ Tom Suozzi

A pro-Mazi Pilip Super PAC is unloading on rival Democrat Tom Suozzi with a new $1.35 millon TV ad that will be shown in the coming days and during the Super Bowl.

20/12 Trump Insists He Hasn’t Read Mein Kampf

The former president told a crowd he’s not quoting Hitler when he says that immigrants are “destroying the blood of our country.”

18/12 Lee Zeldin announces $5 million in winter clothes going to homeless

Former LI Congressman and Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin announced a new $5 million  joint charity initiative –the  Dakota Project — to clothe the homeless and other needy…

15/12 A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation

A man who accosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at a campaign stop in upstate New York last year received three years probation.

12/11 Retired NYPD cop Alison Esposito can beat upstate Dem in key district: House GOP poll

Retired NYPD cop Alison Esposito has a real shot to pick up a battleground congressional seat for Republicans by toppling upstate Democratic incumbent Rep. Pat Ryan next year, an internal GOP poll …

09/11 Ed Romaine’s victory, locking up LI for the GOP, shows why NY Dems plan to illegally gerrymander for ‘24

Ed Romaine’s win over David Calone in the Suffolk county executive race gives the GOP control over all major elected positions on Long Island, showing why Democrats will gerrymander in 2024.

08/11 GOP takes control of Long Island with Ed Romaine’s landslide victory in Suffolk County executive race

Republicans painted Long Island completely red Tuesday night, with Republican Ed Romaine clobbering Democrat David Calone in a landslide to become Suffolk County executive.

02/11 How Rashida Tlaib became ‘the biggest Jew hater in Congress’

The socialist daughter of Palestinian immigrants has held safe Democratic seats and used her position to attack Israel. Family members share her views.

18/10 Jim Jordan Pushes For 3rd Speaker Vote As Support Slips Away

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost in two rounds of voting to become House speaker, and lacks nearly two dozen votes from Republicans to win.

15/10 Top NY GOPer Lee Zeldin checking nation’s political pulse, says Trump has real shot at 2024 prez win

“Trump has gotten stronger — not weaker,” said former New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to The Post.

10/10 Former NYPD cop and Zeldin running mate to launch bid to beat Dems in Hudson Valley congressional seat

Allison Esposito signaled that she hopes to link Ryan to President Biden’s mismanagement of the border crisis and lingering financial pain many families are still feeling from the bout of inf…

08/09 Republicans get major boost as ‘fired up’ young men lean right in record numbers

New York’s young Republicans are growing in numbers, pushed right by school shutdowns, woke politics and inflation, they tell The Post.

21/08 NY GOP: We’ve got new weapon against Dems that could be better than even cashless-bail reforms

“The Democrats have backed themselves into a corner. The migrants are here, and they’re not going back,” said GOP strategist Chapin Fay.

10/08 Zeldin Demands Congress Subpoena Hunter & Others in 'Crime Family'

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) called on Congress to issue subpoenas for Hunter Biden, Jim Biden, and others in the "Joe Biden Crime Family."

07/08 Alleged Lee Zeldin attacker released from treatment programs one year after incident

David Jakubonis — who was freed without bail after the attack under the state’s controversial criminal-justice reforms — was ordered into alcohol-rehab and mental-health residenti…

09/06 Lee Zeldin: Odds Have Gone up Trump Becomes 47th President

Former New York GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin predicted the indictment of former President Donald Trump makes it more likely he will be re-elected.

01/06 Gov. Kathy Hochul is AWOL as CUNY is in crisis

As the far-left radicalization of the City University of New York advances, Kathy Hochul, on brand, is nowhere to be found.

31/05 Lee Zeldin rips Kathy Hochul for not condemning CUNY law student’s ‘hate speech’

Former Long Island Rep. and GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin on Wednesday ripped Gov. Kathy Hochul for not harshly condemning a CUNY law graduate’s infamous “hate-filled” commencement spe…

22/05 Alison Esposito, former Zeldin running mate, eyes bid for Congress in Hudson Valley

Retired police officer Alison Esposito, Lee Zeldin’s Republican running mate for lieutenant governor last year, is eying a run for Congress in the Hudson Valley in 2024. 

19/05 My Zeldin Cares charity will lead the way in helping New Yorkers desperate for change

It wasn’t long ago New Yorkers could confidently say they lived in the greatest state in the greatest country in the history of the world.

15/05 Zeldin: DA Alvin Bragg Decision to Prosecute Marine Based on Race, Not Facts

During an appearance on FNC's "Lawrence Jones Cross Country," former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) insisted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pursuit of charges against 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny was based on the race of Penny. | Clips

15/05 Lee Zeldin launches group to aid NY’s needy

“Zeldin Cares” will raise funds and tap a volunteer base to address homelessness and food insecurity, help bolster veterans’ services, provide youth mentoring, spruce up blighted …

15/05 Lee Zeldin: Indicted Rep. George Santos should resign

Serial lying and now indicted Long Island Rep. George Santos is an embarrassment  who should resign, ex-Congressman and Republican nominee for governor Lee Zeldin said.