What does this role do? Advises on climate and environmental issues and enforces environmental laws. Here's what happened at the hearing Zeldin declined to say how the Trump administration might try to change or roll back environmental regulations ...

A high school basketball coach in South Carolina was arrested after he tried to bring a gun into the school gym after an altercation with another coach, according to police.

Authorities in South Carolina say a missing 13-year-old is believed to be in danger. The Richland County Sheriff's Department posted on social media that Ka'Niyah Baker was last seen on Aubernleaf Drive in Hopkins on Jan. 13. More news: High school coach in South Carolina arrested for what he tried to bring into gym, police say

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for ... a hedge fund billionaire from South Carolina, told the Senate Finance Committee Thursday during his confirmation hearing."

Declaring climate change “real,” former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin faced questions Thursday ... The guy is smart as a whip,” South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from President Joe Biden and various states — but he’ll be consulting lawyers to ensure every move is lawsuit-proof,

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.

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.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on November 11, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Environment ...