It’s a bad sign when a person nominated for EPA chief puts “clean air and water” at the end of his list of goals.

As the head of the EPA, Zeldin is expected to help roll back many of the climate regulations from the Biden administration as Trump pushes an expansion of fossil-fuel energy. Trump announced Zeldin's appointment − which requires Senate approval − in a statement that touted Zeldin's "very strong legal background" and called the former congressman "a true fighter for America First policies.