Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
Incumbent
Lee Zeldin
since January 29, 2025
Member ofCabinet
Inaugural holderWilliam D. Ruckelshaus
Formation1970
Websitewww.epa.gov

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate.

On January 29, 2025, Lee Zeldin was confirmed by a vote 56 to 42 as the administrator of the EPA.[1]

  1. ^ Frazin, Rachel (January 29, 2025). "Senate confirms Zeldin to be EPA administrator". The Hill. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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