Author: Daniel Piho

Elizabeth Frantz | Credit: REUTERS The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mission is to ensure that all Americans have access to a safe and healthy environment—based on the best available science—and to enforce federal laws designed to protect public health. The head of the EPA, just like other cabinet members, is appointed by the President and then confirmed by the Senate. Trump’s pick for the administrator of the EPA is Lee Zeldin, a former Congressman from New York State. Zeldin’s background is rooted in military service followed by a steady climb through New York politics. He served in the military from 2003 to 2007 before being elected to the New York State Senate in 2011, where he served until 2014. He then represented New York’s first district in the U.S. House of Representa...