Important Takeaways:

• President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
• In a statement on Monday, Trump praised Zeldin’s background as a lawyer and said he’s known the former New York congressman for a long time.
• “He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet,” Trump said. “He will set new standards on environmental review and maintenance, that will allow the United States to grow in a healthy and well-structured way.”

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