WASHINGTON -- Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin denied that he will favor industry over the environment and declared he thinks climate change is real as he faced questions Thursday on his nomination to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Adam Schiff questioned EPA administrator nominee Lee Zeldin on climate change and disaster relief.

Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced questions from the Senate Thursday.

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Thursday that man-made climate change is real in his Senate confirmation hearing.

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. You might know them from: He's a former Republican congressman from New York's Long Island area.

GOP former House member Lee Zeldin, picked to be EPA administrator, pledged strict interpretation of the country's environmental laws.

Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.

During the confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin in the U.S. Senate this week, Senator Bernie Sanders grilled Zeldin over President-elect Trump's past statements on climate change

Environmental group blasts Trump’s plan to roll back auto emissions regulations: ‘Everyone with lungs will pay the price’ - Vehicles that run on gas emit greenhouse gases that warm the planet, resulti

EPA Administrator nominee Lee Zeldin stated that while he couldn’t prejudge the outcomes of any processes, he acknowledged the importance of year-round E15. Despite this non-committal response, leaders of ethanol industry groups,

Donald Trump will return to Washington in 2025, becoming the second president to serve non-consecutive terms. Having stormed back to the presidency, Trump now looks to make good on his promises.