Deportations, pardons and rollbacks of Biden actions — but advocacy groups pledge to file legal challenges to many of his plans

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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.

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 Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Trump

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 first candidate forum in decades in Elmwood Park will focus on the Elmwood Park Library Board and the School District 401 Board.

State officials completed work on draft regulations to implement Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pollution pricing and climate funding program just days before the governor chose to delay it.

The priorities of climate activists from around New York state included the NY HEAT Act and guidelines for cap-and-invest.

Forums feature candidates in La Grange Park, La Grange School District 102 and the Lyons Township High School District 204.

East Elementary School in Long Beach had faced potential closure amid a cost-saving consolidation -- a prospect that promoted a year-long fight by parents seeking to save it.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.