He had a lifetime environmental voting record of14 percentwith the League of Conservation Voters.

Zeldinvotedto overturn the 2020 election andsatin Trumps VIP box at the Republican National Convention.

Its safe to say Zeldin is no friend of the environment and a close friend of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump and Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Donald Trump and Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event.Erin Clark/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

He alsosaidhe would get rid of President Bidens signature climate policies in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Climate change isnt some abstract concept that resides in the future.

It is alreadycausingmore extreme weather and threatening communities around the globe.

Enck says Trumps EPA will make matters worse.

The climate crisis is here.

There are stronger hurricanes.

We are seeing fatalities from climate change that weve never seen before all over the world.

This will slow us down immensely.