Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

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

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.

Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s nominee ... He did not explain why. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the committee’s ranking member, had urged his colleagues to vote against Zeldin.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin ... including ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., expressed concern over how a Zeldin-led EPA would address climate change in its rulemakings.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Lee Zeldin pledged during ... with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pressing Zeldin to ensure that he would not “be merely a ...

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 Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the EPA, Lee Zeldin, who will play a key role in the administration’s efforts to boost energy production.

I strongly believe we have a moral responsibility to be good stewards of our environment for generations to come,’ Zeldin said.